American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 131, Issue 10
October 1974
Article
October 1974
The Diagnosis of Hysteria: An Overview
- Pages:1073–1078
- Published Online:12 February 2015
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1073
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The author outlines the three predominant conceptualizations of hysteria: that described by Briquet in 1859 and revived by current researchers; hysteria as a conversion symptom; and the idea of the hysterical personality. He also reviews psychoanalytic ...
October 1974
Financing Mental Health Services Through Insurance
- Pages:1079–1088
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1079
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The author sketches the historical development of health insurance in the U.S., noting how the social, technological, and financial constraints on the treatment of mental illness during the early years of private health insurance led to gaps in ...
October 1974
Anxiety or Caffeinism: A Diagnostic Dilemma
- Pages:1089–1092
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1089
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The author reports that high intake of caffeine ("caffeinism") can produce symptoms that are indistinguishable from those of anxiety neurosis, such as nervouness, irritability, tremulousness, occasional muscle twitchings, insomnia, sensory disturbances, ...
October 1974
Confidentiality as a Requirement of the Therapist: Technical Necessities for Absolute Privilege in Psychotherapy
- Pages:1093–1096
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1093
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Privilege for the psychotherapist is a technical necessity for certain forms of psychotherapy. Psychiatrists are not legally protected from being compelled, in certain situations, to divulge information; therefore, their patients are in danger of either ...
October 1974
Black-White Differences in Social Background and Military Drug Abuse Patterns
- Pages:1097–1102
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1097
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The authors gathered data on the drug abuse patterns and social backgrounds of 833 Navy enlisted men (764 white and 69 black) admitted to a drug rehabilitation center. Black subjects reported better school adjustment, less delinquency, and fewer ...
October 1974
A Model for Brief Intervention with Couples Based on Projective Identification
- Pages:1103–1106
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1103
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Projective identification is a mechanism that has been described by many observers from different perspectives in a variety of settings. It has been most frequently associated with rather disturbed families as an interpersonal mechanism involved in ...
October 1974
The Pregnant Therapist
- Pages:1107–1111
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1107
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The authors discuss the relevance of a therapist`s pregnancy to the therapeutic interaction, presenting case histories to illustrate the issues that arise. The therapist must deal with increased vulnerability, role integration, and dependency issues with ...
October 1974
Planning for the Development of Comprehensive Community Alcoholism Services: I. The Prevalence Survey
- Pages:1112–1116
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1112
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The authors point out that there is a great need for adequate prevalence data in the planning of comprehensive community alcoholism programs and that such planning must be based on the needs of the specific community. They present a method for obtaining ...
October 1974
Planning for the Development of Comprehensive Community Alcoholism Services: II. Assessing Community Awareness and Attitudes
- Pages:1116–1121
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1116
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The authors believe that in the development of an effective community education and treatment program for alcoholism the following dimensions need to be assessed: 1) attitudes toward alcohol use and abuse; 2) drinking habits; 3) awareness of available ...
October 1974
The CAGE Questionnaire: Validation of a New Alcoholism Screening Instrument
- Pages:1121–1123
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1121
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The CAGE questionnaire, a new brief alcoholism screening test, was administered to all patients (N = 366; 39 percent alcoholic) admitted to a psychiatric service over a one-year period. The authors indicate that the CAGE questionnaire is not a sensitive ...
October 1974
To Drink or Not To Drink: An Experimental Analysis of Group Drinking Decisions by Four Alcoholics
- Pages:1123–1130
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1123
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The author reports on a study that examined the effects of social influence on the initiation, maintenance, and termination of drinking in a group of four men who were chronic alcoholics. These men made decisions in a group setting about alcohol and ...
October 1974
Bipolar Affective Disorder and Alcoholism
- Pages:1130–1133
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1130
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The author reports that the percentage of manic-depressive patients admitted to an acute care psychiatric service who were also diagnosed as alcoholic was not significantly different from the rate of alcoholism for the entire psychiatry service. ...
October 1974
Sex and the Physician-Patient Relationship
- Pages:1134–1136
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1134
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In a psychodynamic discussion of why sexual relationships between physician and patient are not therapeutically beneficial, the author explores the concept of the physician as parent surrogate and its relationship to the incest taboo, the need to be loved,...
October 1974
The Changing Face of Chairmen of Psychiatry Departments in America: An Opinion
- Pages:1137–1139
- Published Online:12 February 2015
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1137
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Two decades ago psychiatrists were trained by a few charismatic, humanistic clinicians who did not have much to do with laboratories or fund raising. After World War II academic psychiatry was transformed, largely by federal money, into a multidimensional ...
October 1974
The Empirical Nature of Worry
- Pages:1140–1141
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1140
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For many years the author has been interested in understanding the ubiquitous human practice of imposing suffering upon oneself. Worry is a good example of self-inflicted suffering; it is so commonly experienced that it provides anyone who cares to ...
October 1974
A Comparison of Three Approaches to Patient Care Appraisal Based on Chart Review
- Pages:1142–1144
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1142
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The authors tested a three-level approach to auditing charts of psychiatric patients (review by clerks, research assistants, and clinical consultants) against two other methods. There were no significant differences among the three methods in scores of ...
October 1974
Rapid Retrieval of Literature for the Practicing Psychiatrist: A Practical Approach
- Pages:1145–1147
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1145
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The author presents a method of information storage and retrieval for psychiatric literature, based on dividing journals into component articles and filing by subject matter. He proposes that use of this system will result in significant savings of time ...
October 1974
The History of Psychiatry from the Patient's Viewpoint
- Pages:1147–1150
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1147
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The authors describe a course in the history of psychiatry in which patients' autobiographies are used to illustrate different eras and approaches to the treatment of the mentaly ill. They feel that this approach highlights recurrent historical themes and ...
October 1974
Correctional Psychiatry and Phase Psychotherapy
- Pages:1150–1152
- Published Online:12 February 2015
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.10.1150
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Although prison populations have been shown to be susceptible to all psychiatric disorders, psychiatry in correctional institutions is a very young branch of the discipline; its treatment approach and philosophy are still evolving. The author presents one ...
October 1974
Report of the Secretary: Summary of Meetings of Board of Trustees and Executive Committee May 1973-May 1974
- Pages:1177–1183
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October 1974
1974 Annual Report of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc
- Pages:1193–1195
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October 1974
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws
- Page:1196
- Published Online:12 February 2015