American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 112
- Number 11
- May 1956
Article
Publication date: 01 May 1956
Pages865–872Over a period of 6 years 50 cats and 40 monkeys were closely observed for (1) their individual and social characteristics; (2) their capacity to learn various skills; and (3) the form and persistence of the experimental neuroses induced in 23 cats and 18 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.11.865Publication date: 01 May 1956
Pages873–8771. Twenty-two schizophrenic patients and 22 preclinical medical students were skin tested with a battery of allergens, histamine and cantharides, to test experimentally the hypothesis that psychosis involves diminished ability to react allergically. 2. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.11.873Publication date: 01 May 1956
Pages878–882Full-scale comparison of Negro and white mental patients is not possible today because the federal statistics take no account of race. Earlier studies of limited populations were partially vitiated by racist interpretations or by limited samples. Malzberg'...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.11.878Publication date: 01 May 1956
Pages883–888The cases of attempted suicide of 155 patients admitted to the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1944 to 1952, are reported. Some of the literature on suicide is summarized, data on the patients are compared with it, and other general findings ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.11.883Publication date: 01 May 1956
Pages889–892The personal adjustment of 457 large family siblings, as made by the informants in 58 families, shows the following results. 1. Approximately 2 of 3 siblings were reported as well adjusted, one of 4 was medium in his adjustment, and one of 9 was poorly ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.11.889Publication date: 01 May 1956
Pages893–8971. Succinylcholine dichloride (SCC) is a valuable adjunct in electroshock therapy. 2. SCC is one of the best muscle relaxants presently available. 3. A number of methods of administering it are outlined. Our own is described and the more important ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.11.893Publication date: 01 May 1956
Pages898–902Eight schizophrenic patients received chlorpromazine and group psychotherapy, 8 received only chlorpromazine, and 7 patients acted as control. The two groups receiving the drug improved significantly more than the control in practically all measures. The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.11.898Publication date: 01 May 1956
Pages903–9091. Without exception, each age group has achieved a rising rate of discharge over the 40-year period studied. The most marked rise has been in patients aged 35-49, where the rate has risen from 40% to 74%, and in patients aged 50 and over, where the rate ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.11.903Publication date: 01 May 1956
Pages912–915A study of identical twins who developed schizophrenic reactions simultaneously is presented. The vulnerability of the twins to schizophrenia is not explained by the data, but it is suggested that the symbiotic relationship existing between the two, was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.11.912Publication date: 01 May 1956
Pages916–918The hypnotized subject still retains some power to defend himself. The explanation of many of the hysteroid aspects of hypnotic behavior is found in terms of ego defense. The hypnotized subject tends to act in a way which he believes a hypnotized person ...
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