American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 77
- Number 4
- April 1921
ARTICLE
Publication date: 01 April 1921
Pages477–491The function of institutions for the ill of mind has changed from the custodial to the remediable. An adequately equipped nursing staff is one of the chief means by which this new function can be realized. This nursing staff should be composed of those ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.77.4.477Publication date: 01 April 1921
Pages493–5021. The undiagnosed cases in institution psychiatry present interesting problems as to diagnosis and prognosis. 2. Many case histories are lacking in clear description of historical facts, conduct disorders, stream of speech, etc. 3. Undiagnosed cases ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.77.4.493Publication date: 01 April 1921
Pages523–542Delusions and hallucinations are not senseless and accidental psychical phenomena. Like the symptoms of purely physical disease they too serve a definite purpose as defense mechanisms established during the history of the Psyche. Just as fever is no ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.77.4.523Publication date: 01 April 1921
Pages543–544On basis of the criteria employed in this series of dementia præcox cases, no evidence was secured indicative of vagotonic or sympathicotonic reaction in this disorder. Grateful acknowledgment is made to Dr. J. P. Parsons for assistance rendered in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.77.4.543