American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 118
- Number 10
- April 1962
Article
Publication date: 01 April 1962
Pages897–901The various types of adolescent disorder may be related to 4 types of unhealthy family interaction. The adolescent's primary role in intrafamilial imbalance is to function as a stabilizing factor, that is, he internalizes or externalizes the unresolved, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.118.10.897Publication date: 01 April 1962
Pages902–908An attempt has been made to demonstrate the heuristic value of the concept etiological heterogeneity in investigations into the etiology of childhood schizophrenia. Emphasis has been put on the awareness possible varying mixtures of etiological factors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.118.10.902Publication date: 01 April 1962
Pages909–915It appears that with so severe an illness as childhood schizophrenia, the absence of any one of the following 3 environmental supports: competent psychotherapy, positive parental attitudes, strong adjunctive therapy, such as school or day care, may tip ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.118.10.909Publication date: 01 April 1962
Pages916–920In terms of percentage, given 100 men found to have schizophrenia while in military service and hospitalized at an Army neuropsychiatric treatment center, 93 improved sufficiently to be released to their own care; 25 were returned to active duty; 14 ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.118.10.916Publication date: 01 April 1962
Pages921–925In evaluating the results of this series of experiments it should be noted that we did not obtain our desired level of minimal external sensory stimulation. We do believe, however, that we did obtain a significant degree of sensory deprivation and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.118.10.921Publication date: 01 April 1962
Pages930–932Experience over a 3-year period demonstrates that a general hospital can admit, and successfully treat, a wide variety of psychiatric disorders using the facilities that ordinarily exist in such a general hospital designed and built for the care of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.118.10.930Publication date: 01 April 1962
Pages934–935Tranylcypromine in combination with trifluoperazine is of very significant benefit in severely agitated, depressed patients. Tranylcypromine alone is of little significant worth in this type of patient.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.118.10.934Publication date: 01 April 1962
Pages935–937The combination of meprobamate, chlorpromazine, and nialamide appeared to effect the best results. Sixty-one percent of the group on these medicaments were greatly improved. Meprobamate, chlorpromazine, and tofrānil produced the next greatest improvement ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.118.10.935Publication date: 01 April 1962
Pages937–938P-2647, a new benzoquinolizine derivative, is structurally related to reserpine and tetrabenazine. It appears to possess unique ability to suppress conditioned avoidance behaviour without releasing central amines. In this pilot study, P-2647 was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.118.10.937Publication date: 01 April 1962
Pages938–9401. Prochlorperazine has proved to be an effective drug for the treatment of acute psychotic conditions and for maintenance therapy in an after care setting of chronic psychiatric patients. It is particularly valuable in paranoid states and schizophrenia. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.118.10.938Publication date: 01 April 1962
Pages944–945This is presumed to be the first report of ECT successfully administered in a case of myotonia congenita, with and then without succinylcholine.
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