American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 116
- Number 10
- April 1960
Article
Publication date: 01 April 1960
Pages865–8691. The paper is a concise summary of what has been learned and how our thinking has evolved during a 6 year experience with chlorpromazine. It also reports the results of 75 patients who have been on the drug for 6 years. The discussion is divided into 3 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.10.865Publication date: 01 April 1960
Pages873–877The term psychiatrogenic may be used in referring to problems and symptoms precipitated by psychiatric attention or treatment. Such difficulties may occur as the result of interview treatment, electroshock treatment or exposure of patients to psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.10.873Publication date: 01 April 1960
Pages878–8821. We found no relationship between gross clinical ratings of "ego-integrity" and the production of perceptual aberrations in this experiment. 2. Imagery occurs in subjects who habitually have hypnagogic imagery, both healthy and unhealthy. Less healthy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.10.878Publication date: 01 April 1960
Pages883–888Twenty-six deaf college students were interviewed in the language of signs and manual alphabet to obtain information concerning the symbolic and perceptual processes experienced in their dreams. It was found that the dreams of the congenitally deaf were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.10.883Publication date: 01 April 1960
Pages889–892While much of the work in sensory deprivation implies that sufficient sensory input will prevent the occurrence of the disorganizing effects seen, our results suggest that the parameter of meaningfulness of input should be considered. The alerting action ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.10.889Publication date: 01 April 1960
Pages893–900In our study we made 4 major observations. 1. The mental symptoms of patients whose eyes were patched bilaterally were found in a higher incidence than hitherto reported, particularly in patients with detachment of the retina. 2. We identified a new ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.10.893Publication date: 01 April 1960
Pages901–9101. Our operational criteria for the diagnosis of conversion reactions are discussed, and an analysis of a series of 134 consecutive patients so diagnosed is presented. 2. From our contemporary point of view, 4 clinical aspects of the conversion reaction ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.10.901Publication date: 01 April 1960
Pages915–919Psychiatric illnesses account for a considerable amount of the morbidity among doctors. Although no one knows the exact incidence, the treatment of emotionally ill doctors falls into the special province of the psychiatrist in private practice. Several ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.10.915Publication date: 01 April 1960
Pages920–924This paper reports a study of 40 parents of outpatient and 40 parents of inpatient state hospital schizophrenic children. Despite a similar core pathology, the parents of schizophrenic children demonstrated major differences in their personality supper-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.10.920Publication date: 01 April 1960
Pages927–928The neurological manifestations evoked RP 7843 were observed to be analogous with those of epidemic encephalitis. These extra-pyramidal disturbances are of value because of the associated therapeutic benefit but also for the control of dosage and as ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.10.927Publication date: 01 April 1960
Pages930–931During a pilot study it was found that Ro 1-9569/12 tended to activate chronic schizophrenic patients, although it did not produce marked clinical improvement.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.116.10.930Publication date: 01 April 1960
Pages932–9331. A case is presented of anemia attributable to proclorperazine, without leukopenia or other abnormality of the peripheral blood. 2. The patient subsequently received courses of triflupromazine and trifluoperazine without complications.
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