American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 93
- Number 4
- January 1937
ARTICLE
Publication date: 01 January 1937
Pages757–788The results of a pathologic study of 24 cases of senile psychoses are reported. In all cases the cerebral cortex showed widespread nonspecific cell changes with less extensive but diffuse cell losses, an abundance of senile plaques and variable amounts of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.93.4.757Publication date: 01 January 1937
Pages789–807The object of this paper is to call attention to the linguistic problems involved in contemporary psychiatry, not only in regard to psychiatric theory and nosology but in therapy as well. Linguistic factors are shown to be important determinants of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.93.4.789Publication date: 01 January 1937
Pages843–855Approximately 950 cases of chorea occurring in pregnancy have been studied statistically, to determine what part psychogenic factors may play in its production. Of these, 137 seem to possess evidence of psychogenesis and in these cases, the incidence of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.93.4.843Publication date: 01 January 1937
Pages909–915The psychological effects obtained from physiotherapy depend largely upon the personality of the therapist, her understanding of the psychologic needs of the individual and her ability to direct therapy to meet these. In the treatment of mental diseases ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.93.4.909Publication date: 01 January 1937
Pages957–9671. Over 700 injections of caffeine sodiobenzoate and sodium amytal were administered to 16 patients and 16 normal persons. 2. Of these, over 350 injections were given to eight catatonic patients and nearly 300 to the other eight psychotic patients. 3. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.93.4.957