American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 116
- Number 1
- July 1959
Article
Publication date: 01 July 1959
Pages16–19The effect that our informants' experiences during the past 15 years have had upon their mental health has become a focus of our concern. Their performance upon the projective tests was such that, were they people drawn from an American middle-class ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.1.16Publication date: 01 July 1959
Pages20–24The method offers a most promising field of investigation for those who are prepared to invest the time and effort to learn the technique. It seems reasonable to anticipate that a considerable saving in time could be effected, for example, in the testing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.1.20Publication date: 01 July 1959
Pages25–31The longitudinal observations made on this child, who is clinically schizophrenic at 5½ years, show that the normal progress of neurological and physiological maturation [refer Source PDF] was disrupted as early as 1 month of age. Biological development ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.1.25Publication date: 01 July 1959
Pages32–37Leprosy is a unique stress with anatomic, physiologic, psychologic and social effects on the individual. Here is an opportunity to explore this stress in terms of the mental reaction. We would expect to learn much about causation of schizophrenia and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.1.32Publication date: 01 July 1959
Pages38–43Looking back over this exposition, I see that from first to last I have been overtly or tacitly concerned with the meaning of words, which some may think an unimportant matter. I should disagree with any such opinion. When Freud explained what he meant by ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.1.38Publication date: 01 July 1959
Pages44–50The concepts, philosophy and techniques used by Alcoholics Anonymous have been described and discussed. Many of the techniques of individual and group psychotherapy are employed. In addition there is emphasis on the ready availability of emergency ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.1.44Publication date: 01 July 1959
Pages51–54The individual and group reactions, learning techniques and capacities, and neurotic and drug-influenced behavior patterns of 64 cats and 49 monkeys were studied from 30 to 75 months before and after the implantation of lesions in 10 neo-, paleo- and sub-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.1.51Publication date: 01 July 1959
Pages55–58Only general suppositions can emerge from a survey of this sort with regard to content of the examinations. These are: There is a definite trend in the direction of teaching human behavior as a basic science. It seems to be implemented by the use of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.1.55Publication date: 01 July 1959
Pages59–631. An analysis was made of the emotional content of notes left by 165 suicides in Philadelphia over a 5-year period. Over half the notes showed such positive affect as gratitude, affection, and concern for the welfare of others, while only 24% expressed ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.1.59Publication date: 01 July 1959
Pages69–71Acepromazine was tried in 48 chronic mental patients, 12 male and 36 female. Their ages ranged from 22 to 61 years, and the time elapsed from their first admission in a mental hospital ranged from 1 to 29 years. The majority of the patients were suffering ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.1.69Publication date: 01 July 1959
Pages74–76A method of gradual conversion from closed to open ward is described and the reaction of employees and patients is discussed. A closed ward in a general hospital can be opened without additional personnel and without modification of treatment methods or ...
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