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American Journal of Psychiatry

  • Volume 137
  • Number 8
  • August 1980

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages900–908

Tardive dyskinesia is an extrapyramidal syndrome associated with the chronic administration of major neuroleptic agents. The pathogenesis of the disorder appears to relate to chronic striatal dopaminergic receptor site blockade; the pathophysiology of ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.900

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages909–915

Although opiate addicts often equate the drug experience with sexual orgasm, diminished libido and impaired sexual performance are common sequelae of chronic use. Early clinical studies suggested that opiates may interfere with sex hormone secretion. The ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.909

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages916–920

The authors report the results of a 2-week lithium trial using 31 patients meeting Research Diagnostic Criteria for schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder who were also diagnosed according to DSM-III criteria. One-third of the patients showed reduction ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.916

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages921–927

The authors compared patients meeting widely accepted criteria for the diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, manic type, with patients meeting rigorous criteria for manic disorder and schizophrenia, using three methods of validation: family history, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.921

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages928–931

In a previous article the authors reported on two groups of alcoholic men in their late 30s who were remarkably free of neuropsychological impairment. In this article they present the results of a 1-year follow- up of many of these subjects. They found ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.928

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages932–936

The authors examined performances on 24 commonly used clinical neuropsychological tests for drug-free alcoholic men in their mid to late 30s either within 2--6 days of their last drink (N = 59) or between 14 and 31 days after their last drink (N = 20). ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.932

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages937–940

Using DSM-III the authors reviewed psychiatric diagnoses in a sample of 500 students at a university psychiatric clinic. They present prevalence data and associated age and sex characteristics of this population in relationship to their diagnostic ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.937

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages941–945

Nineteenth-century neuropsychiatrists felt that the aged bipolar patient usually developed chronic mania, which eventually turned into dementia. The authors' elderly patients seemed to experience few such denouements, so they evaluated the course and ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.941

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages946–950

A study was conducted to determine the validity of the MMPI for 142 American Indian patients from Pacific Northwest tribes. All the MMPI profiles were similar and had significant elevations in the Sc, Pd, and Pa scales. There was no significant difference ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.946

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages953–955

The authors studied the first 88 adolescents boys who were placed on the secure unit of a correctional school during an 18-month period and found that 52 (59.1%) of the boys had previously received psychiatric residential treatment or psychiatric ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.953

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages956–959

This paper presents two unique aspects of aerospace psychiatry: the influence of the specialized stressors and occupational requirements of an aviation career and the ambiguous role of the aerospace psychiatrist. Aerospace psychiatrists have multiple, ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.956

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages959–962

The Hootch case was a class action suit that established the right of Alaska Native students to attend secondary school in their home communities. The authors review the history of Native education, give the background of the suit, and present behavioral ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.959

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages963–965

Three depressed geriatric patients had a marked therapeutic response to the psychostimulant drug methylphenidate. These patients either had been unable to tolerate tricyclic antidepressants or had a medical illness that contraindicated tricyclic therapy. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.963

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages966–968

Traumatic neurosis from Viet Nam combat or other sources includes many symptoms that can be effectively self-medicated with alcohol, at least initially. These symptoms include chronic anxiety and restlessness, insomnia, and recurrent frightening dreams. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.966

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages968–971

The authors evaluated the placement process in a large psychiatric facility with both inpatient and outpatient services. They examined 71 inpatient and 90 outpatient new admissions using standardized tests of psychopathology and sociodemographic status. ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.968

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Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages995-b–995

On page 641 of the book reviews section in the May 1980 issue the title of the book by Henry Kellerman, Ph.D., was listed incorrectly. The correct title is Group Psychotherapy and Personality: Intersecting Structures. The staff regrets these errors.

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.995-b

Publication date: 01 August 1980

Pages995-c–995

On page 651 of the May 1980 issue, in the list of those who successfully completed the examination of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the name Jong Jin, Marvin Young should have been listed as Jin, Marvin Young Jong. The staff regrets ...

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.8.995-c

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