American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 132
- Number 12
- December 1975
Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1237–1245Hospital psychiatry has evolved from long-term "treatment" programs that were primarily custodial to the successful pharmacological treatment of acute psychotic episodes. Unfortunately, many patients still return to the hospital with relapses. This so-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1237Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1246–1251Family therapy has traditionally centered on the nuclear family and thus has been typically oriented toward urban white middle-class families. A variety of modifications in therapeutic technique has evolved for work with the many modern families whose ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1246Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1252–1256Many private insurance programs that currently cover mental disorders eliminate intensive psychotherapies, including psychoanalysis, from the range of treatment options by placing restrictions on the number of visits covered. The authors examine the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1252Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1257–1264The authors describe the evaluation and follow-up of matched samples of borderline and schizophrenic patients to determine the ways that borderline disorders are similar to or different from schizophrenia. The borderline patients presented more confusing ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1257Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1265–1271The authors studied 100 mentally retarded children referred to a psychiatric clinic in regard to the severity of their retardation, their ages at the time of referral, their social class, their presenting symptoms and diagnoses, and the effects of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1265Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1272–1275The authors describe the changing patterns of psychiatric inpatient care in a university hospital. Patients are shortening their hospital stay and are traveling fewer miles from their homes to the hospital. Increasing numbers of blacks, men, and low-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1272Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1276–1280The authors reviewed the research data for 89 hospitalized patients who were given a diagnosis of schizophrenia and 22 who were given a diagnosis of mania on admission. They found that 11 (12 percent) of the schizophrenic patients satisfied the St. Louis ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1276Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1281–1285The author presents arguments for a historical psychogenetic approach to psychiatric education with a focus on psychodynamic understanding of behavior. Psychoanalysis provides a developmental psychology and a body of clinical data that are uniquely suited ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1281Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1286–1290The authors compared supervisors' global and specific item ratings of psychiatric residents' performance in each of three years of training with ratings of these applicants prior to their admission to the program. Although preadmission ratings had almost ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1286Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1291–1299The author describes his experiences as the leader of a therapy group for adolescents with muscular dystrophy. The group progressed through discernible stages of dependence-flight, independence, regression, interdependence, disenchantment, and resolution. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1291Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1295–1299Small-group workshops of nonevaluators with differing interests in mental health discussed evaluation priorities for community mental health centers. Participants included center professionals, concerned citizens, and funders. A majority of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1295Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1300–1302Zen is one of several mental or spiritual disciplines that have become the object of recent scientific interest and theory. The authors discuss several aspects of Zen, such as the psychophysiological effects of meditation and the general impact of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1300Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1309–1312The authors found that among 228 general hospital patients, minor tranquilizers were prescribed most often and with the least justification and that major tranquilizers were prescribed sparingly and by and large judiciously. Antidepressants were given ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1309Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1312–1314The authors outline the current position of psychiatrists in the United States regarding their vulnerability to lawsuits for malpractice. They review the various activities of the American Psychiatric Association on behalf of its members, especially its ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1312Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1315–1317Lithium combined with major tranquilizers was administered to 22 hospitalized chronic schizophrenic patients with minimal neurotoxicity or other side effects. Moreover, 10 of the patients benefited significantly with lithium as compared to placebo in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1315Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1318–1319The authors report the results of a survey designed to assess opinions and attitudes toward psychiatry among three groups of physicians and two groups of medical students. In general, the role of psychiatry was regarded favorably, and respondents' ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1318Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1320–1321Traditionally, the presence of brain tumor has been considered an absolute contraindication to the use of electroconvulsive therapy. In selected cases, however, this procedure may be beneficial and at times even lifesaving. The authors point to the need ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1320Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1321–1324Unlike the fasting hypoglycemias, the reactive hypoglycemias, including postgastrectomy hypoglycemia, are generally not believed to result in serious neuropsychiatric dysfunction. The authors describe two patients with progressive mental deterioration and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1321Blood pressure and pulse changes in hyperactive children treated with imipramine and methylphenidate
Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1325–1326The authors found significant increases in systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate in hyperactive children treated with imipramine. Methylphenidate-treated children showed significant weight loss but no significant changes in blood pressure ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.12.1325Publication date: 01 December 1975
Pages1327–1329A review of the first four volumes of the American Journal of Insanity indicated that the primary etiological factor noted by authors during that period was disturbed brain functioning, although emotional factors were often mentioned as additional ...
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Pages1334-b–1334On page 973 of the September issue of the Journal Dr. Frederick Zuckerman's name was misspelled. The staff regrets this error.
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