American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 115
- Number 9
- March 1959
Article
Publication date: 01 March 1959
Pagesxi-1–778And now, without continuing financial support, with sponsorship characterized mainly by hopeful good will, beset by the loud lamentations and extremely vocal belittlement of unqualified specialists, the actual work of the Board had begun. With a charter ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.9.xi-1Publication date: 01 March 1959
Pages779–7891. The open door mental hospital is not presented as anything new since the precedent for this type of administration occurred 75 to 100 years ago as can be found in many hospital records and in the proceedings the American Psychiatric Association. 2. The ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.9.779Publication date: 01 March 1959
Pages790–792A short description has been offered of the effects of opening the doors of the adolescent service of a psychiatric hospital. In view of the situation of the hospital and the type of patients involved, we feel that the program to date has been successful. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.9.790Publication date: 01 March 1959
Pages793–797An attempt has been made to suggest problems of space flight of interest to psychiatrists. Many psychological stresses cannot be simulated in the laboratory, and thus can be dealt with only by projecting from data now available. Since emotional hazards ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.9.793Publication date: 01 March 1959
Pages801–8071. Skin histamine, releasable on intradermal injection of curare, and tolerance to intradermally injected histamine have been studied in 291 mental patients and 51 normal subjects. 2. The data were analyzed statistically for the effect of sex, age, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.9.801Publication date: 01 March 1959
Pages808–811In summary, the following recommendations are offered for consideration: 1. That each of the state departments of mental hygiene adopt the concept of the day hospital as an experimental substitute for new or expanded hospital buildings. 2. That every ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.9.808Publication date: 01 March 1959
Page813Four thousand, one hundred consecutive alcoholic admissions over a 3-year period to the Willmar State Hospital were studied in an attempt to discover whether external stresses occurring within the framework of different times of the year played a part in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.9.813Publication date: 01 March 1959
Pages816–817A rapid, reliable method for gross determination of the spinal fluid protein has been described through the use of Albustix reagent strips. This is most helpful when only small quantities of fluid are obtainable or when laboratory facilities are not ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.9.816Publication date: 01 March 1959
Pages820–821Proclorperazine, because of its behavioral potency, lack of serious side effects, and small dosage, is an effective psychochemical.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.9.820Publication date: 01 March 1959
Pages821–822It is realized that only tentative conclusions can be drawn from such a small series. We can say, however, that our results thus far are encouraging and in some cases quite dramatic. Prompt initial improvement in such difficult cases and in such small ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.9.821Publication date: 01 March 1959
Pages822–824The lack of side-effects and the absence of severe cardiovascular response during a Temposil-alcohol reaction, increase the desirability of treating the alcoholic by interfering with the metabolism of the alcohol. Although this drug is rapidly excreted, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.9.822Publication date: 01 March 1959
Pages824–825The effects of Marsilid cannot be assessed separately and objectively in a few cases also receiving other therapy, but improvement in the majority was unexpectedly rapid and greater than that shown on a previous regimen. Marsilid dosage was begun at a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.115.9.824Publication date: 01 March 1959
Pages826–827A case of prolonged apnea following a small dose of intravenous succinylcholine is reported. Attention is directed to the numerous possible etiological factors which might account for the production of prolonged succinylcholine apnea.
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