American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 120
- Number 10
- April 1964
Article
Publication date: 01 April 1964
Pages944–949The conclusions from this survey are obvious. Even though modern drugs represent an enormous progress in psychiatry and have increased the number of treatable patients immensely, they have not replaced previous treatments including ECT. Pharmacotherapy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.10.944Publication date: 01 April 1964
Pages950–958EEG tracings during promazine sedation were obtained on 58 children who had autistic or symbiotic childhood psychosis. For comparison EEG's were done under identical conditions on 4 other groups of children: 44 with chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia; ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.10.950Publication date: 01 April 1964
Pages974–979The medical objective in the psychiatric treatment of the incarcerated felon is to cure him of his psychological and social tactics that eventuate in loss of his behavioral options and then loss of control over his social stimuli and responses; or, if you ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.10.974Publication date: 01 April 1964
Pages980–985The sexual offender presently is the subject of a legal and psychiatric dilemma. On the one hand, state legislatures have frequently provided money and laws to establish treatment for them in hospitals because it is generally agreed that prison does no ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.10.980Publication date: 01 April 1964
Pages992–996Social Security provisions prohibit the release of psychiatric and other medical reports outside the Social Security Administration, except under the most limited and compelling circumstances. By placing severe restrictions on their circulation and use, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.10.992Publication date: 01 April 1964
Pages1000–1002When phenothiazine concentrates are administered with the diluting agents recommended by the manufacturers, precipitates may be formed which are sometimes colored. These render the mixture unpalatable and the patient may not ingest the full amount of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.10.1000Publication date: 01 April 1964
Pages1010–1011A group of 80 newly admitted schizophrenics were placed at random in 4 treatment groups. Group A received ECT and had a 55% improvement rate. Group B received fluphenazine and Group C received chlorpromazine with each having a 45% improvement rate. Group ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.10.1010Publication date: 01 April 1964
Pages1012–1014Fluphenazine enanthate is a useful and potent medication with a clinically effective range of 10 to 20 days from a single depot injection. The usefulness of this preparation in preventing the hospitalization or re-hospitalization of extremely psychotic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.10.1012Publication date: 01 April 1964
Pages1021–1023Parenteral chlorprothixene produced dramatic sedating effects in ambulant patients. A dose level of 25 mg. is too high for these patients as it may produce extreme somnolence, blurring of vision, double vision, and prolonged periods of sleep. Because of ...
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