American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 133
- Number 9
- September 1976
Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages995–1007There has been a recent and rapid increase in research literature pertaining to women; this revolution in women's studies may be currently unequaled in any other field related to psychiatry. In this first part of a two-part article the author briefly ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.995Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1008–1012The author discusses the results of a review of controlled studies of treatment approaches to schizophrenia. Although the research evidence strongly supports the efficacy of pharmacotherapy, this finding should not be interpreted as meaning that all ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1008Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1013–1017The authors hypothesize that adults who have had minimal brain dysfunction as children constitute a distinct diagnostic entity, adult brain dysfunction (ABD), which may exist alone or with a variety of other psychiatric syndromes. Patients with ABD share ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1013Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1018–1023Although there is evidence that the delirium, stupor, coma, and seizure- like activity seen in overdosage with tricyclic antidepressants and antiparkinson drugs are due to the central anticholinergic activity of these agents, patients with overdosage of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1018Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1024–1028In a double-blind study using each subject as his own control, 6 normal subjects smoked 20 mg of THC within 10- and 45-minute periods ("fast" and "slow" conditions, respectively). Each subject also received placebo and doses of alcohol calculated to be as ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1024Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1029–1033The authors used several indices to assess the relationship between marijuana and hostility as both inner affect and verbal behavior in a small-group setting. Marijuana subjects reported a small but statistically significant decrease in hostile feelings ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1029Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1034–1038The authors report on their treatment of 32 young patients with severe anorexia nervosa who had lost an average of 37% of their original body weight. The therapeutic approach, conceived to meet both the physiological and the psychological needs of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1034Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1039–1042EEG and neuropsychological evaluation of 66 polydrug users revealed that 43% had EEG abnormalities and 45% had neuropsychological impairment 3 weeks after admission to a polydrug study unit. At 5-month follow-up, 27% of 30 retested subjects were still ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1039Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1043–1046The intensive psychotherapy center described and evaluated in this paper is unique because of its intensity and the fact that available treatment modalities are integrated into the program. Pateints are literally immersed in therapy on a full-time basis ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1043Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1047–1051Incursions upon professional prerogatives are increasing with the advent of new requirements for accoutability; this has stemmed in part from the government's enlarged role in paying for mental health services. The author discusses the effect of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1047Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1052–1057Analysis of data on mental health service providers indicates that in 1971 the private sector accounted for 34% of inpatient days, 86% of outpatient visits, 44% of expenditures by source of funds, and 51% of expenditures by receipt of funds. The author ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1052Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1057–1060The authors document and discuss the utilization of psychiatric services in a rural group practice before and after the institution of a prepaid health plan. They found that the utilization of psychiatric services increased dramatically during the first ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1057Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1060–1063The authors identify certain essential elements and processes within the milieu therapy approach that could provide the basis for reimbursement of this treatment modality under insurance. They also examine a philosophical framework, various guidelines, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1060Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1064–1066Many residents in psychiatry tend to ignore their patients' attitudes and behavior concerning payment of fees for psychotherapy. The authors report on a new fee policy program designed to earn additional revenue for a low-fee outpatient psychotherapy ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1064Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1066–1069Psychotherapy for which the patient is not charged, such as that provided by the Veterans Administration system, can lead to unique conflicts and resistances within treatment. Patients may depreciate the value of therapy, feel obligated to the therapist, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1066Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1070–1073The author presents a pedigree study of albinism associated with schizophreniform psychosis and concludes that the evidence of an association between the two traits is strong; the evidence for genetic linkage is suggestive. The pineal hormone melatonin ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1070Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1073–1075The authors used tremography to record the bilateral digital tremor of a patient showing extrapyramidal system effects in response to withdrawal from phenothiazines. They found that changes in the amplitude of tremor correlated with clinical ratings of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1073Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1076–1078Twenty-four patients with acute functional psychoses were treated with intramuscular haloperidol in a three-hour period. There was almost complete remission of cardinal symptoms (thought disorder, hallucinations, and delusional activity) in this period ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1076Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1079–1081The authors assessed residents' comfort in dealing with 14 previously identified types of patient requests in inpatient, outpatient, and acute service settings. First-year residents expressed significantly more discomfort than more experienced residents ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.9.1079Publication date: 01 September 1976
Pages1082–1084Six female primary affective disorder patients who had gained an average of 9.5 kg while taking lithium lost an average of 2.9 kg on a 10-day 900 calorie a day hospital diet containing 100 mEq of sodium per day. No evidence of lithium toxicity was ...
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Pages1097-a–1097An error occurred in "Presidential Address: Psychiatry 1976—The Continuing Revolution." by Judd Marmor, M.D. (July 1976 issue). On page 742, at the beginning of the second full paragraph, the sentence "The emphasis in contemporary behavioral therapy is on ...
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