American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 127
- Number 4
- October 1970
Article
Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages413–419Through the community mental health movement, psychiatry has a chance to make an impact on the phenomenon of mental illness. But there is need to balance psychiatry's social control function with its function as an agent of social change. The author ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.413Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages420–423Drug use was studied in a sample of 5,482 enlisted men on active duty. Twenty-seven percent of the subjects reported having used marijuana, amphetamines. LSD, or heroin. The authors conclude that their data may provide a more realistic estimate of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.420Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages424–429The psychological determinants of campus disorders can in part be understood in terms of unresponsive and inaccessible adult leaders—in the home, the university, and government. A fundamental problem centers around the failure of these adult leaders to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.424Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages430–436A double-blind clinical trial compared the effects on three patient groups of bilateral ECT and unilateral ECT to the dominant and nondominant hemispheres. After six ECTs there was no significant difference among the three groups in depression relief. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.430Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages437–442In a sample of 31,818 male veteran twins, 1.14 percent were found to be schizophrenic. This incidence of schizophrenia is similar to that in the general population, suggesting that there is no clear difference in incidence of schizophrenia between twins ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.437Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages443–450To determine if there was risk of adverse reaction to oral contraceptives, the authors conducted a two-month single-blind study of seven women, who received a combination agent or a sequential agent. All subjects reported affective symptoms; however, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.443Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages451–456The authors describe a research project in milieu therapy that employed the suspension of all planned group and activity programs. A two-week period of regular observations to establish baseline data was followed by a two-week experimental period and a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.451Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages457–461Group therapy meetings involving 35 to 45 patients and ten or 11 therapists were initiated with the limited goal of reducing tension on the ward. This goal was surpassed; it was even possible, despite the size of the meetings, to accomplish meaningful ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.457Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages462–471The authors studied the effects of haloperidol on resting and all-night sleep EEGs of chronic schizophrenic patients. There was a decrease in slow waves and an increase in fast activity during resting and sleep EEGs as well as a decrease in the time spent ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.462Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages472–480Eighteen patients with intermittent manic illness were treated with lithium on a regular basis for an average of two years. An attempt was made to characterize factors related to suboptimal treatment response. A "crisis" state in reaction to a stressful ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.472Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages481–488While the incidence of psychiatric casualties in Viet Nam has remained surprisingly low, the experience has allowed the correlates of psychiatric attrition in combat to be further defined, and for the first time the physiological responses of those who ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.481Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages488–492Fifty patients who developed psychiatric problems after return from tours of Viet Nam combat duty were compared with a group of patients who had not had such duty. The Viet Nam returnees reported more conflicts in intimate relationships and had a higher ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.488Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages493–497The authors present a study of 56 student naval aviators who developed conversion reactions during training. Clinical information and results obtained from a questionnaire, MMPI, and psychiatric interview are described.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.493Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages497–502A study of 11 patients who presented with psychiatric symptoms after receiving induction or activation notices revealed that their chief motivation was to obtain a letter recommending deferment. The authors discuss the ethical question of psychiatrists' ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.497Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages503–508The author presents a statistical study of all patients in the Pacific aeromedical system who entered Travis Air Force Base from January 1 to June 30, 1968, and compares these figures with those for the same period in 1967 to determine the effect of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.503Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages508–510A significant number of active duty Army personnel request reassignment based on the psychiatric condition of a family member. Often the attending physician predicts dire consequences if the request is not granted. Lack of awareness of current Army policy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.508Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages515–520The authors describe an approach to communications problems between a resident staff, who deal with a mentally retarded inpatient population in a state hospital, and nonresident psychiatrists who work 112 miles away. Using a closed circuit television for ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.515Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages521–523The author discusses the phenomenon of "swinging" (casual sexual encounters). He describes the motives behind it, how it is practiced. and its possible effects on the participants: some find swinging a pleasurable sharing experience; others are hurt by ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.521Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages524–529The authors conducted a study of people who call psychiatric clinics for help but fail to appear for appointments. Those with the most clearly defined reasons for seeking help tend to show up, while those with the vaguest reasons tend not to. The authors ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.524Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages530–533Respiratory acidosis and hypercapnia frequently accompany electroshock therapy (EST) and can be the cause of significant ventricular arrhythmias, which may have lethal sequelae in patients with coronary artery disease. The authors present measures to ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.530Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages533–534Electrosleep is a technique of psychiatric treatment that has been undergoing development in the USSR for approximately 20 years, with a great flurry of interest in the past five years. The authors report briefly on a clinical evaluation of electrosleep ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.533Publication date: 01 October 1970
Pages541-a–541There is an error on page 214 of the August issue of the Journal in the article, "Amitriptyline and Trimipramine in Neurotic Depressed Outpatients: A Collaborative Study," by Karl Rickels, Paul E. Gordon, Charles C. Weise, Stanford E. Bazilian, Harold S. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.4.541-aPublication date: 01 October 1970
Pages541-b–541Page 237 in the August 1970 issue of the Journal contains an error in the article "Effects of Increased Therapist Commitment on Emergency Psychiatric Evaluations." The third author's name should read "Donald C. Staight" instead of "Donald C. Straight."
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