American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 137
- Number 8
- August 1980
Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages900–908Tardive 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.137.8.900Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages909–915Although 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.137.8.909Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages916–920The 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.137.8.916Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages921–927The 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.137.8.921Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages928–931In 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.137.8.928Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages932–936The 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.137.8.932Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages937–940Using 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.137.8.937Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages941–945Nineteenth-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.137.8.941Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages946–950A 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.137.8.946Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages953–955The 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.137.8.953Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages956–959This 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.137.8.956Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages959–962The 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.137.8.959Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages963–965Three 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.137.8.963Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages966–968Traumatic 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.137.8.966Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages968–971The 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. ...
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Publication date: 01 August 1980
Pages995-b–995On 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-bPublication date: 01 August 1980
Pages995-c–995On 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 ...
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