American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 119
- Number 9
- March 1963
Article
Publication date: 01 March 1963
Pages835–842These preliminary results are of interest in that they relate a biochemical abnormality similar to the one found in schizophrenia to social isolation and an experimental lack of tactile stimulation in early life. It is important to note that in this study ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.119.9.835Publication date: 01 March 1963
Pages843–850These studies would indicate that the endogenous brain amines are responsive not only to LSD-25 and psychoactive congeners but also to some factor or factors of intense stress. If so, this would provide some biological link between psychoactive drugs, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.119.9.843Publication date: 01 March 1963
Pages851–856The factors outlined herein—a 19th century tradition of moral psychiatry, a history of social legislation, the activities of lay reformers and the development of a nationalised health scheme—have all made significant contributions to the current ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.119.9.851Publication date: 01 March 1963
Pages863–866A familial organic psychosis of Alzheimer type is described in six kinships of three generations. The literature and the possible theories are reviewed and the hypothesis that Alzheimer is a heredo-degenerative disease of unknown etiology is supported.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.119.9.863Publication date: 01 March 1963
Pages875–877Some concepts of psychotherapy in the service have been discussed, considering the military situation, the military patient and the military psychiatrist. The proposal has been advanced that effective, intensive psychotherapy among active duty military ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.119.9.875Publication date: 01 March 1963
Pages878–879Case registers have long been a tool for administration and for epidemiologic research in tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, venereal disease, and cancer. Their use as a research tool in mental illness is relatively new. Mental disorders pose problems of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.119.9.878Publication date: 01 March 1963
Pages880–881Three patients who developed drugwithdrawal psychoses clinically resembling delirium tremens two to three days after admission to a general hospital are described. All three had been addicted to a hypnotic drug (chloral hydrate, carbromal and sodium ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.119.9.880Publication date: 01 March 1963
Pages884–885The findings of this study did not support the hypothesis that situs inversus might predispose to left-handedness. However, the incidental finding of a high frequency of mental disorders in the histories of the patients studied adds evidence to that from ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.119.9.884Publication date: 01 March 1963
Pages885–886Since this was a multivariable study and some statistically significant differences would be expected by chance, it was concluded that under the conditions of this experiment hydroxyphenamate had no significant effect on the performance of the subjects, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.119.9.885Publication date: 01 March 1963
Page890A case of severe oral moniliasis as a complication of chlorpromazine therapy is reported. Therapeutic response to Mycostatin suspension was good. It was not necessary to discontinue chlorpiromazine therapy.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.119.9.890Publication date: 01 March 1963
Page891Firstly, thioridazine's property of delaying ejaculation may prove of tremendous value in treatment of anxious and sexually insecure patients who gather many more problems consequent to the symptom of premature ejaculation. Secondly, I would like to ...
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