American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 96
- Number 4
- January 1940
Article
Publication date: 01 January 1940
Pages851–860A study of 132 schizophrenic patients at Metropolitan State Hospital and McLean Hospital is in progress. The EEG's of these schizophrenics fall into three groups: Group I: Essentially normal. Group II: Dysrhythmic type, which is indistinguishable from EEG'...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.4.851Publication date: 01 January 1940
Pages861–875The bilateral distribution of the amount of alpha-wave activity (per cent time alpha) from the cerebrum of 14 schizophrenics, two manic-depressives and one case of traumatic psychosis was determined. From differences in the distribution of per cent time ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.4.861Publication date: 01 January 1940
Pages877–8881. Of 641 clinically diagnosed cases of schizophrenia, admitted to the Rhode Island State Hospital for Mental Diseases, between 1929 and 1934, and followed for 5 to 10 years, 27.5 per cent were found to be at present in the community, 53.5 per cent were ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.4.877Publication date: 01 January 1940
Pages905–914In the group of menopausal and post-menopausal depressions studied the beneficial effect of estrogenic hormone was confined to the relief of vasomotor symptoms with associated improvement in feelings of well-being. There was no evidence that the ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.4.905Publication date: 01 January 1940
Pages915–933In conclusion, the writers do not wish to create the impression that physical therapy has been viewed as a panacea. Its many limitations, both as to content and methods have been apparent in attempts to utilize many and diversified activities nor has ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.4.915Publication date: 01 January 1940
Pages951–960The rate of detoxication of benzoic acid was determined in patients with various neuropsychiatric diseases. About one half of the patients with catatonia showed a defect in hippuric acid synthesis. This may be due to the state of muscular rigidity and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.4.951Publication date: 01 January 1940
Pages961–9661. We have observed, in the past year and a half, among a mixed population of over 2400 patients, that a course of sub-shock doses of insulin is effective in controlling most of the problems of management of uncooperative mental patients. 2. The necessity ...
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