American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 136
- Number 2
- February 1979
Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages149–155Short-term dynamic psychotherapy is rooted in psychoanalytic theory. The author traces the historical background of brief psychotherapy, focusing on the contributions of Freud, Ferenczi, Rank, and Alexander and French, and then presents a synthesis of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.149Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages156–159The authors studied phenomenology associated with depressed moods in 30 adolescents within a semi-structured interview format using defined symptom items. The results suggest that while there is some symptomatic similarity between adolescent depression ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.156Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages160–164The authors present the patterns of utilization of mental health services of a low-income population in a prepaid group practice setting, the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP). Over a 6- year period, utilization rates for psychiatric ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.160Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages165–170The authors undertook this study to enhance psychiatric understanding of contemporary charismatic religious sects. After a pilot study, a representative sample of members of the Unification Church (N = 237) completed a 216-item structured questionnaire. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.165Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages171–174Non-English-speaking patients in need of psychiatric services are usually evaluated with the help of an interpreter. Discussions with psychiatrists and lay hospital interpreters who had experience in these interviews and content analysis of eight ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.171Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages175–178Eleven patients who had combat neuroses resulting from the 1973 Yom Kippur War and complained of sleep disturbances were studied in a sleep laboratory. Sleep-onset insomniacs, dream-interruption insomniacs, and pseudoinsomniacs were differentiated on the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.175Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages179–182To clarify the interrelationships of conversion symptoms, hysterical personality, sexual adjustment, and cerebral organic disorders the authors studied 89 patients with classic motor conversion symptoms (group L) and compared a subgroup of 24 of these ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.179Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages183–187The author believes that the first level of psychiatric care in the U.S.S.R.--the general polyclinics (outpatient clinics) and the medical- sanitary units--have not been adequately studied. He describes this level of care, which is considered useful and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.183Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages187–190Ninety-five adult outpatients suffering from moderate to severe anxiety were randomly assigned to treatment with lorazepam or placebo in a double-blind four-week study. Patients were evaluated at pretreatment and after two and four weeks of treatment ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.187Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages190–193The authors present 3 cases of childbirth-related psychosis in young women to illustrate an interpersonal psychodynamic pattern that may contribute to such reactions. In each instance, the woman is the submissive partner in a symbiotic relationship with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.190Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages193–195Community psychiatry is an essential requirement of approved residency training. The authors present a format of required educational objectives for this experience. They feel that recent attempts to limit psychiatric consultation to the consultation-...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.193Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages196–199Tofisopam is a new agent marketed in Europe as a minor tranquilizer. The authors conducted a 4-week double-blind trial of this drug compared with placebo in 57 outpatients with anxiety and depression. They found that according to physician ratings and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.196Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages199–201Of 42 patients who underwent cosmetic surgery, 4 patients, who gave no indication of an impending life change before surgery, obtained a legal separation or divorce 3-6 months later. These 4 patients had had strong parental domination and hostile ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.199Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages201–204Political forces motivated the New York State Department of Health to withhold payment for Medicaid-financed inpatients on therapeutic passes. The elimination of therapeutic passes had many negative effects on patient care. The authors believe this ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.201Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages205–207The authors studied the correlation between mean daily levels of several air pollutants and the number of emergency room visits and inpatient admissions to a psychiatric hospital in St. Louis during one summer and fall. Nitrogen dioxide and carbon ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.205Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages207–210As the goals of psychiatric education are evaluated and innovative teaching methods are sought, the current cinema represents an untapped resource. Thoughtful viewing of contemporary films with serious discussion of them in a film discussion group as part ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.207Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages210–213Of 19 adolescents with diagnosed psychogenic seizures, 13 had hysterical convulsions and 4 had amnesiac fugues. Sixteen of the patients were given a diagnosis of hysterical neurosis; 2, process schizophrenia; and 1, borderline psychosis. Thirteen of the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.210Publication date: 01 February 1979
Pages213–216There is continuing debate about what child psychiatry experiences should be included in a general residency. The author describes the program at the University of Michigan in an effort to provide some insights into the interface between child psychiatry ...
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Pages242-a–242In the November 1978 Official Actions section (p. 1459) the name of Om Prakash, M.D., was misspelled. The staff regrets these errors.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.242-aPublication date: 01 February 1979
Pages242-b–242There was an error in table 2 of "Prediction of Individual Dosage of Nortriptyline" by Thomas B. Cooper, M.A., and George M. Simpson, M.B., Ch.B., in the March 1978 issue. Blood levels are given in ng/ml. The staff regrets these errors.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.136.2.242-bPublication date: 01 February 1979
Page272This statement was approved by the Assembly of District Branches at its October 15, 1978, meeting and by the Board of Trustees at its December 10, 1977, meeting. This final draft was drawn up by a subcommittee1 appointed by the Reference Committee to ...
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