American Journal of Psychiatry
- Volume 99
- Number 5
- March 1943
Article
Publication date: 01 March 1943
Pages651–653The psychoneurotic is mentally and constitutionally unsuitable for army life. His use on limited service is questionable. He can contribute much more to the war effort by remaining in civilian life.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.99.5.651Publication date: 01 March 1943
Pages654–661The major forensic issues are created by the most common emotional casualty of war, the traumatic neuroses. No economical orientation on these issues can be made without a workable conception of the psychopathology. This neurosis hits hard at a certain ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.99.5.654Publication date: 01 March 1943
Pages662–6751. An account is given of the organization, general objectives and research program of a psychiatric unit established as a part of the local public health department in Williamson County, Tennessee, a rural county of approximately 25,000 population. 2. ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.99.5.662Publication date: 01 March 1943
Pages679–686We have presented a summary of the gross and microscopic findings in a series of 150 brains from individuals suffering from a convulsive disorder. No etiologic significance is attached to these findings, but the frequency with which the various types of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.99.5.679Publication date: 01 March 1943
Pages687–691Experiments are reported in which a conditioned response to the sound of a bell was established in 18 male rats. This response was then inhibited by lack of reenforcement with the unconditioned stimulus. Although control experiments showed that ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.99.5.687THE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF A STATE HOSPITAL INSULIN-METRAZOL-ELECTRIC SHOCK THERAPY UNIT
Publication date: 01 March 1943
Pages692–697Imperfect and unsatisfactory as it is at the present time shock therapy is economically, medically and socially justifiable. It is indicated in the treatment of mental disturbances unassociated with gross organic brain disease, where illness has been ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.99.5.692Publication date: 01 March 1943
Pages698–701The production of hypoglycemic coma by the intravenous use of insulin required essentially the same amounts of insulin as the intramuscular route. The onset of coma occurred earlier after intravenous insulin injection. The administration of insulin in ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.99.5.698Publication date: 01 March 1943
Pages702–705Electric shock therapy proved to be a perilous procedure in patients diagnosed psychosis with syphilitic meningo-encephalitis. Alarming cardiovascular and respiratory failure accompanying a major reaction or even a minimum reaction necessitated ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.99.5.702Publication date: 01 March 1943
Pages706–7111. A modification of the metrazol treatment is described. The material consisted of 30 female patients who received strychnine simultaneously with curare intravenously in amounts of 1/120 gr. to 1/30 gr. preceding the injection of metrazol. 2. Strychnine ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.99.5.706Publication date: 01 March 1943
Pages712–7181. A series of 40 cases of mild psychotic illness and severe psychoneurosis is presented. These cases were treated by electric shock therapy given in the private offices of their physician or as out-patients at the Hillside Hospital. 2. This procedure was ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.99.5.712Publication date: 01 March 1943
Pages732–743Three main groups of causes or types of amnesia are: First, pathological, which may follow certain induced conditions such as head injury, fever, hypoglycemia, drugs and alcohol or may be inherent such as the amnesia associated with various types of ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.99.5.732