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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 134
  • Number 1
  • January 1977

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages21–24

The authors observed the interaction of 18 families, each of which contained at least 1 adolescent, for a period of 55 weeks. They found that changes in either the parents' or the adolescents' group participation levels were quickly matched by comparable ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.21

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages25–28

A double-blind crossover trial comparing lorazepam at two dosage levels with amylobarbitone supported previous reports of the effective anxiolytic action of the drug. Evaluation of the patients' responses during each week of treatment was based on a ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.25

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages29–32

The authors outline the difficulties in attempting to compare the costs of service in various mental health settings, especially private practice and community mental health centers. Contributing to the difficulties are the differences in the populations ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.29

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages33–37

A total of 58% of the eligible members voted in the 1974 APA balloting involving 6 officers, 13 amendments to the By-Laws, and a membership- initiated referendum. Analysis revealed that there was no significant relationship between member characteristics ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.33

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages38–41

The authors describe a computer system that develops a structured progress note for inclusion in the medical record. The progress note system reflects a goal-oriented patient treatment process and also provides for retrospective analysis of progress note ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.38

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages42–44

The authors describe patient progress rounds, a weekly meeting of representatives of all disciplines associated with a university hospital cardiology service. The objective is coordination of treatment for all patients in the interest of providing ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.42

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages45–49

The authors describe the resocialization of recovering mentally ill male offenders through the halfway house program to which they were released. A number of guiding principles are discussed in connection with the care of this high-risk population. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.45

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages50–53

Reasoning that the psychiatrist should function as both a medical specialist and a general physician, the author considers the legal, competency, and tranference issues this approach brings up. He then describes what has been done to implement a medical ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.50

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages53–55

Medical students sometimes view their rotation in psychiatry as a less- than-optimal experience. The author focuses on the often-heard reference to the psychiatric clerkship as a vacation and the adverse consequences of this attitude on learning. He ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.53

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages56–59

Integration of child psychiatry training into general psychiatric residency programs is often unsuccessful. The authors describe an innovative model of training in child psychiatry that involves the children of adult inpatients. This model offers several ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.56

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages59–62

The authors compared data on 2,860 residents gathered by means of questionnaire responses by residency directors with data on 288 residents found in an earlier similar survey to have emotional difficulties. They found that age, marital status, previous ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.59

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Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages66–68

Although a 1-week supply of tricyclic antidepressants is generally considered safe, the author shows that this amount can be severely toxic. Six of 12 instances of low-dose (500-1000 mg) amitriptyline overdoses were life threatening. The author suggests ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.66

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages69–72

The typical family constellation in this study of 14 cases of incest was that of a chronically depressed mother, an alcoholic and violent father or stepfather, and an eldest daughter who was forced to assume many of her mother's responsibilities, with ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.69

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages73–76

In an effort to determine whether expense is a relevant factor when schizophrenic outpatients discontinue maintenance medication, the authors gave low-cost drugs to 44 subjects, while 46 control subjects paid the retail rate. The unexpected result was ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.73

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages76–77

During the course of a study on the effects of chronic, heavy marijuana use, a placebo control subject reported dizziness and nausea, showed tachycardia and conjunctivitis, and was found to have urinary cannabinoid metabolites. Staff members observing the ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.76

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages78–80

The authors investigated predictors of somatic treatment response in 55 patients with one or more of eight catatonic motor features. Responders more often had good prognostic signs, rapid or pressured speech, and diagnosable affective disorder or ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.78

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages80–83

The authors examined cumulative arrests for the period of 1964-1973 for psychiatric patients admitted to a state hospital in 1969 (286 men and 175 women) and for the general population in Wyoming. Male patients were arrested as often as or more often than ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.80

Publication date: 01 January 1977

Pages84–87

Although tardive dyskinesia, a serious and sometimes irreversible side effect of antipsychotic drug use, is becoming increasingly common, there is still considerable confusion concerning the course of the syndrome. The authors observed 12 psychiatric ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.134.1.84

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