American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 112
- Number 6
- December 1955
Article
Publication date: 01 December 1955
Pages411–417A presentation is made of the cultural assumptions which it is believed underlie a great deal of the role playing in the Mexican family. Examples are given to demonstrate the effect of the assumptions in actual role playing. Remarks are made regarding (1) ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.6.411Publication date: 01 December 1955
Pages418–422Psychoanalysis, while stimulating an interest in diagnosing and treating emotionally disturbed children, soon found its techniques and approaches had to be modified if they were to be used effectively with children. The child could not become an adult in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.6.418Publication date: 01 December 1955
Pages423–429Certain theoretical aspects of psychiatric causes concerning creative writing and criticism are presented and discussed. Emphasis is placed on present-day concepts of neural mechanisms,"engrams," and with implications that mechanistic factors and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.6.423Publication date: 01 December 1955
Pages430–435A questionnaire was submitted to all state and VA hospitals caring for chronically mentally ill patients. Responses were received from 67% and 77% respectively. The survey indicates that VA hospitals are making much greater use of psychological services ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.6.430Publication date: 01 December 1955
Pages443–4501. The 1950 perceptanalytic alpha formula designed to aid in the differentiation between psychosis and neurosis(8) was tested on a new group of 145 patients, 100 schizophrenics, and 45 neurotics. All patients were followed for at least 3 years and were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.6.443Publication date: 01 December 1955
Pages451–456The present paper is the first in a series reporting on the development of a pre-employment selection program for psychiatric aides at the VA Hospital, Coatsville, Pennsylvania. 1. A survey of previous research in the area of aide selection suggests that ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.6.451Publication date: 01 December 1955
Pages457–459A patient who experienced an acute schizophrenic episode during an otherwise uneventful recovery following gun-shot wounds and surgery was treated with large amounts of cortisone. During cortisone therapy changes were encountered in her behavior, symbolic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.112.6.457Publication date: 01 December 1955
Pages460–464Our study of the responses of the 52 respondents to the questionnaire on the dry drunk leads us to the following conclusions: 1. The dry drunk is experienced by the majority of alcoholics who have maintained sobriety over a long period. 2. The occupation ...
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