American Journal of Psychiatry

Publication date: 01 January 1969

In debates about the medical model vs. other models in the treatment of mental disorders, the proponents on each side often disregard the fact that the biopsychosocial field cannot be fractured into separate parts. Since no one individual can encompass ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

This author reviews the evidence for the "sickness" model of mental illness and finds it to be inconclusive. Psychiatry, he argues, in insisting on its prerogatives of primary patient responsibility and control of treatment facilities, bases its ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

Three disparate psychotherapeutic approaches—psychoanalytical, behavioral, and Rogerian—are shown to have more likenesses than differences. The relationship between patient and therapist and the conversational content are common. Techniques such as ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

Four male volunteer alcoholic subjects were studied prior to, during, and following a period of experimentally induced intoxication. The anxiety reduction model was found inadequate to explain their motivation for alcohol use. Euphoria was manifest only ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

A review of the literature on child psychopharmacology reveals that many studies ignored differences in diagnosis, severity of illness, age, and IQ, which affect the response to treatment. Hyperactivity was often treated as if it represented a uniform ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

Rather than being the end product of a single process, hysterical psychosis may result from three different processes. To sharpen the focus on this often elusive entity, the authors discuss the three processes—culturally sanctioned behavior, appropriation ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

Two cohorts of patients admitted to New York state hospitals in 1934-36 and in 1954-56 with the diagnosis of schizophrenia were compared to assess possible changes in marital and reproductive rates during the 20-year period. The authors found that ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

A psychiatrist met regularly for eight months with a small group of spouses of patients on hemodialysis, some of whom dialyzed their marital partners themselves. The group progressed from an initial state of panic and denial to one of more openness and ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

To investigate the conceptual base and the factors influencing the process and current practice of psychiatric diagnosis, the authors designed six studies. Clinicians were asked to view a film of a patient interview, rate the patient on a standard set of ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

As early as 1913—ten years before Freud turned his attention to this field—Austen Fox Riggs had developed a fully integrated conceptual system of ego psychology. Between 1913 and 1940 at Stockbridge, Mass., he laid the groundwork for the reeducational ...

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Publication date: 01 January 1969

The author analyzes the character of his private practice over a 15-year period (1951-1966) with regard to diagnosis, type of service provided, and length of treatment. The data from 600 patients revealed a shift toward briefer therapy as well as a ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

The authors describe a group of patients in an outpatient clinic who present many diffuse illness symptoms and who pass from one physician to another over a long period of time without noticeable progress. By so doing, such patients manage to create a ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

Because of the power orientation in the mental health education system, student compassion or emotional involvement with the patient, the student's most valuable asset, is often neglected in the struggle for grades. To help develop compassion in the ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

The protective effect of benzophenone lotion against ultraviolet irradiation was demonstrated with ten patients on chlorpromazine and ten controls taking no medication. All patients had histories of increased sensitivity to sunlight. Results indicate that ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

Ten cases of battered child syndrome are reviewed from the standpoint of the assailant as the patient. In certain persons with poor emotional control, aggression can be displaced and acted out upon a child. Definite significant experiences must have ...

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On page 704 of the November issue, a word was omitted in the last paragraph of Dr. Arieti's reply to Dr. J. N. Hood, who commented on Dr. Arieti's article entitled "The Present Status of Psychiatric Theory" in the June issue. The corrected first sentence ...

Publication date: 01 January 1969

Publication date: 01 January 1969