American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 114
- Number 3
- September 1957
Article
Publication date: 01 September 1957
Pages193–200Six derivatives of Rauwolfia were used in the treatment of a series of chronic schizophrenics, and the therapeutic results were compared among themselves and with results obtained through the use of placebos. The patients were selected with consideration ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.3.193Publication date: 01 September 1957
Pages206–211Clinical experience and studies of heredity indicate that the etiology of the manic-depressive illness is physiologic. Examination of the possible sites of the physiopathology implicates diencephalic-rhinencephalic-reticular brain systems. It is the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.3.206Publication date: 01 September 1957
Pages212–220Our inferences from our studies are these: man's relation to his social environment as perceived by him has a profound effect upon his general health. It influences the development and progression of all forms of illness, regardless of their nature, and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.3.212Publication date: 01 September 1957
Pages221–2311. A study has been reported of social factors in the suicide attempts of 109 patients brought to a general hospital immediately after having made a suicide attempt. 2. Patients with chronic alcoholism, conversion reaction, and sociopathic personality ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.3.221Publication date: 01 September 1957
Pages232–236Five cases were presented illustrating several principles for the prescribing of bromide medication. A case is reported of an unprecedented serum bromide value as determined by the modified Wuth method. The suggestions that very high bromide findings are ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.3.232Publication date: 01 September 1957
Pages237–2401. Ninety-six chronically psychotic patients (26.2%) treated over a 2-year period with Thorazine have been released from the hospital. The stability of the release is indicated by the fact that only 11 of these patients have been returned from parole. 2. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.3.237Publication date: 01 September 1957
Pages241–248The careful scrutiny of the 14 families containing schizophrenic offspring reveals that the marital relationships of all parents were seriously disturbed. Eight of the families were split into 2 factions by the overt schism between the parents. In these ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.3.241Publication date: 01 September 1957
Pages249–256The evaluation of testamentary capacity represents a field requiring serious psychiatric consideration. While considerable publicity and work have recently been afforded the problem of criminal responsibility, little can be found in recent psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.3.249Publication date: 01 September 1957
Pages257–260Miltown (meprobamate) was studied in 300 hospitalized psychotic patients. In the dosage range from two to twenty-four 400 mg. tablets daily, the drug produced complete remission of symptoms in 3% of patients, striking improvement in 35%, some improvement ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.3.257Past Issues
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