Psychiatric Services
- Volume 40
- Number 12
- December 1989
Article
Publication date: 01 December 1989
Pages1257–1265A number of risk factors have been associated with the etiology and pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders in children of psychiatrically ill parents. The author reviews the evidence for genetic transmission of psychopathology in families, particularly ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.12.1257Publication date: 01 December 1989
Pages1265–1269Sixty families from three self-help, psychoeducational groups in western New York State were interviewed about their experiences during recent psychiatric emergencies involving their mentally ill relatives. Twenty-six hospital-based emergency mental ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.12.1265Publication date: 01 December 1989
Pages1270–1276An algorithm for screening psychiatric patients for physical disease was empirically derived from a comprehensive assessment of 509 patients in California's mental health system. The first 343 patients were used to develop the algorithm, and the remaining ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.12.1270Publication date: 01 December 1989
Pages1277–1279Chronic use of benzodiazepines, the most widely prescribed of all psychotropic medicines, may lead to severe symptoms of withdrawal when the drugs are discontinued. The authors describe two cases of benzodiazepine withdrawal accompanied by unusual muscle ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.12.1277Publication date: 01 December 1989
Pages1280–1283Over the past decade the management of aggression on psychiatric units has generally focused on pharmacologic and physical interventions rather than on psycho-dynamic concerns. The author reviews the dynamics of violence and discusses how clinical staffs ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.12.1280Publication date: 01 December 1989
Pages1284–1289Unique challenges confront members of the military community. Military families must deal with prolonged absences by active-duty spouses and parents, frequent moves, isolation from the civilian community, and the potential loss of a family member in war ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.12.1284Publication date: 01 December 1989
Pages1290–1293As part of a program to assess the needs of patients in a state hospital scheduled to be closed, a psychiatrist provided consultation for 101 chronically ill patients, including formulation of a principal diagnosis by DSM-III-R criteria. Compared with ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.40.12.1290Publication date: 01 December 1989
Pages1295–1297Although psychiatric diagnosis cannot effectively predict incidents except assaults, patient behavior patterns may be valuable for predicting the type of incident for which a patient might be vulnerable. When a patient, particularly a young male, becomes ...
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