American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 134
- Number 1
- January 1977
Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages21–24The 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.134.1.21Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages25–28A 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.134.1.25Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages29–32The 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.134.1.29Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages33–37A 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.134.1.33Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages38–41The 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.134.1.38Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages42–44The 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.134.1.42Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages45–49The 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.134.1.45Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages50–53Reasoning 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.134.1.50Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages53–55Medical 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.134.1.53Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages56–59Integration 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.134.1.56Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages59–62The 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.134.1.59Article
Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages66–68Although 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.134.1.66Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages69–72The 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.134.1.69Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages73–76In 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.134.1.73Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages76–77During 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.134.1.76Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages78–80The 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.134.1.78Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages80–83The 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.134.1.80Publication date: 01 January 1977
Pages84–87Although 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 ...
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