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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 114
  • Number 12
  • June 1958

Article

Publication date: 01 June 1958

Pages1057–1066

1. The study considered 1,638 patients consecutively admitted to the psychiatric section of a university hospital. 2. The duration of illness prior to hospitalization, as determined by admission policy, was reasonably short, i.e., they tended to have "...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.12.1057

Publication date: 01 June 1958

Pages1067–1076

In keeping with observations reported in previous studies, the mothers of the ulcerative colitis patients had experienced a lack of warmth and maternal care. Their mothers consistently were characterized as cold, severe, domineering. They all felt they ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.12.1067

Publication date: 01 June 1958

Pages1077–1086

Our results suggest that those treatments, including the new drugs, which after careful diagnostic study are specifically prescribed for the unique needs of the individual patient, are the best treatments. Thus the clinical judgment group revealed the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.12.1077

Publication date: 01 June 1958

Pages1087–1096

I should like to conclude by a restatement of the principles of therapy submitted for your consideration and which have been illustrated by several clinical examples. 1. Affects, moods or emotions are psycho-physiological states which tend to augment or ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.12.1087

Publication date: 01 June 1958

Pages1097–1103

Follow-up information with a span of 5 to 19 years was obtained on 153 adolescent patients between the ages of 12 and 18, hospitalized at the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic. The patients were divided into 4 outcome groups based on their present level of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.12.1097

Publication date: 01 June 1958

Pages1104–1110

The literature reports many changes in mental hospital philosophy and attitudes that reflect on security practices. Since these practices appear to have a direct bearing on requirements for physical facilities, the Architectural Study Project sought to (a)...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.12.1104

Publication date: 01 June 1958

Pages1111-a–1112

Two groups of chronic schizophrenic patients attended twice-weekly sessions of rhythmic and non-rhythmic music respectively for 6 months. Assessments were made by psychiatric interview and rating scale before and after this period. Appreciable improvement ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.12.1111-a

Publication date: 01 June 1958

Pages1113–1115

In this preliminary study, 14 psychiatric patients with depressive features were treated with orphenadrine to determine if the euphoric action, previously reported as a side-reaction in nonpsychiatric patients, occurs and is beneficial in depression. Two ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.12.1113

Publication date: 01 June 1958

Pages1115–1116

Marsilid has proven to our satisfaction that it is the most effective chemical to appear so far for the treatment of ambulatory depressions. Its action is physiological. We do not know its effectiveness for patients severely depressed enough to require ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.12.1115

Publication date: 01 June 1958

Pages1120–1121

1. A 53-year-old man with an acute psychotic depression received electric shock treatment a year after an aneurysm of his descending thoracic aorta was replaced by a homograph. 2. Although the patient also had hypertension, good clinical results were ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.12.1120

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