Psychiatric Services
- Volume 34
- Number 11
- November 1983
Article
Publication date: 01 November 1983
Pages1001–1002This month we present answers to some commonly asked questions about the diagnosis of the DSM-III personality disorders: their diagnosis in children and adolescents, the overlap among some of the categories, the approach taken in defining borderline ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.34.11.1001Publication date: 01 November 1983
Pages1009–1014Hospital and Community Psychiatry has asked Steven S. Sharfstein, M. D., to serve as editor of this quarterly column focused on issues related to the economics of mental health care. The column is intended to provide a synthesis of clinical and economic ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.34.11.1009Publication date: 01 November 1983
Pages1017–1021Although the average physician can generally expect to see at least one alcoholic everyday, alcoholism is one of the most poorly diagnosed of the common illnesses. Alcoholism has supplanted syphilis as the great imitator of other diseases and produces ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.34.11.1017Publication date: 01 November 1983
Pages1022–1027Primary alcoholics may display symptoms of affective or psychotic disorders, while mentally ill patients may develop persistent alcohol-related problems. The author discusses the importance of distinguishing alcoholic psychosis from schizophrenia and ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.34.11.1022Publication date: 01 November 1983
Pages1027–1030Abstaining from use of a chemical that has provided a desirable sensation will not occur as long as the pleasure or relief derived from its use exceeds the unpleasant consequences-hence, the popular observation that an alcoholic does not stop drinking ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.34.11.1027Publication date: 01 November 1983
Pages1031–1034One method of investigating the genetic etiology of alcoholism is to study individuals who were separated soon after birth from their alcoholic biological parents. The author and his colleagues conducted a series of such studies in Denmark; they conduded ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.34.11.1031Publication date: 01 November 1983
Pages1035–1039Psychotropic medications are sometimes part of the combination of well-known techniques used to treat alcoholism. Some alcoholics present with complex problems, such as schizophrenia, that require specific medications, but in primary alcoholism, almost ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.34.11.1035Publication date: 01 November 1983
Pages1040–1043The author presents several possible components of an alcoholism treatment program in which recovery is defined as total abstinence with improved life functioning. The components include individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, Alcoholics Anonymous, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.34.11.1040Publication date: 01 November 1983
Pages1044–1051The Social Security Disability insurance (SSDI) program, which pays benefits to those too disabled to continue working, has been under serious scrutiny during the past year by Congress, the executive branch, the media, and concerned organizations such as ...
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