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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 120
  • Number 1
  • July 1963

Article

Publication date: 01 July 1963

Pages30–36

An attempt has been made to point to some of the major issues which are now affecting the development of psychiatric units in general hospitals. Although considerable attention has been given else-where to the popularity which these units have attained ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.1.30

Publication date: 01 July 1963

Pages37–43

Diagnostic studies of a series of 159 pre-school retarded children are reported with a focus on the disturbances in emotional development. It is emphasized that mental retardation is a clinical developmental syndrome which regularly includes an impairment ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.1.37

Publication date: 01 July 1963

Pages44–48

1. A method for the determination of urinary chlorpromazine and its metabolites employing adsorption on Dowex 50 W-X4 cation exchange resin is described. 2. Polar, intermediary oxidative and conjugated metabolites constitute by far the largest drug ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.1.44

Publication date: 01 July 1963

Pages58–64

Some forms of thinking which appear in psychiatric conditions are based on different and reversible levels of cognitive organization. The principle of Von Domarus and the concept of primary classes interpret some of these cognitive organizations and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.1.58

Publication date: 01 July 1963

Pages68–69

Relative remission was obtained in 72% of adolescents and children having ambulatory schizophrenia when treated with acetophenazine. The great majority were early cases. Due to the fact that the drug is chemically a piperazine phenothiazine jaundice and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.1.68

Publication date: 01 July 1963

Pages69–70

A group of 14 psychotic patients displaying depressive and schizo-affective symptomatology who had not responded to psychotropic drug therapies were treated with a 10% solution of Indoklon administered intravenously. The patients received a total of 85 ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.1.69

Publication date: 01 July 1963

Pages73–74

1. Twenty adolescent psychiatric inpatients have received 100-800 mgm. total daily doses of thioridazine for varying times over a 2-year period while resident in a dynamically oriented, intensive treatment unit. 2. The use of thioridazine, as part of a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.1.73

Publication date: 01 July 1963

Pages74–76

A combined intramuscular administration of trifluoperazine with chlorpromazine was used in 36 highly psychotic male patients aged 15 to 51. Remarkable improvement was observed within from 1 to 3 days of treatment, depending on the degree of disturbance. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.1.74

Publication date: 01 July 1963

Pages76–77

Combinations of 2 or 4 mg. perphenazine and 10 or 25 mg. amitriptyline were used as adjuncts to psychotherapy in 65 outpatients. The effect of the chemotherapy was considered excellent in 2 patients, good in 32, fair in 14, and none in 17. This agent ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.1.76

Publication date: 01 July 1963

Pages78–79

Two fatal cases of coronary occlusion occurring during EST are reported. The need for adequate evaluation of cardiovascular status in patients subjected to EST is emphasized. The risk of EST is great in older persons with ischemic heart disease.

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.1.78

Publication date: 01 July 1963

Pages79–80

A non-fatal reaction to Tofrānil-Monase mixture is reported in the smallest dosages hitherto reported. Cautious use of subtherapeutic dosages of these agents is suggested where other potent non-psycho-pharmacologic drugs are used in hope of prevention of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.1.79

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