American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 97, Issue 2
September 1940
Article
September 1940
CHRONIC RHEUMATIC BRAIN DISEASE AS A POSSIBLE FACTOR IN THE CAUSATION OF SOME CASES OF DEMENTIA PRÆCOX
- Pages:276–296
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.97.2.276
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Nine per cent of dementia præcox patients who were examined at autopsy showed signs of a chronic rheumatic infection, involving the brain as well as the heart valves. The rheumatic alterations in the brain consisted of a recurrent vascular process of an ...
September 1940
THE TREATMENT OF GENERAL PARESIS WITH MALARIA INDUCED BY INJECTING A STANDARD SMALL NUMBER OF PARASITES
- Pages:297–307
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.97.2.297
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Thirty-two patients with general paresis were inoculated with a small number ofPlasmodium vivax trophozoites— 1, 10, 100, 250, 500, and 1000—in an attempt to correlate the resultant infection and therapeutic result with the dosage of parasites. The ...
September 1940
RESPIRATORY PLATEAUX IN "DAY-DREAMING" AND IN SCHIZOPHRENIA
- Pages:308–318
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.97.2.308
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A change in respiration herein termed "respiratory plateaux" has been noted in states of "day-dreaming" in normals and a similar tendency has been observed in schizophrenic patients. These periods of apnea appear to be more striking and more frequent in ...
September 1940
AN ATTEMPT TO DELINEATE BY ORDERLY PROCEDURE THE CLINICAL FINDINGS IN SO-CALLED DEMENTIA PRÆCOX (SCHIZOPHRENIA)
- Pages:319–331
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.97.2.319
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In this paper we do not assume to have solved all problems of diagnosis relative to schizophrenia; rather we have endeavored to show the necessity of standardization of criteria to the end that the diagnostic term might have a common meaning, capable of ...
September 1940
PROGNOSTIC CRITERIA IN HEBEPHRENIA
- Pages:332–341
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.97.2.332
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From our data the following conclusions can be drawn: 1. Males developed the disorder at a younger age than females. The number of men who became schizophrenic declined more rapidly than that of the females. The earlier the age of onset the less favorable ...
September 1940
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA IN THE LIGHT OF THE CONCEPT OF PERSONALITY-STRATIFICATION
- Pages:342–357
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.97.2.342
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In this paper the differential diagnostic difficulties in schizophrenia have been considered in the light of the concept of personality- stratification. As a working hypothesis three different strata are distinguished. In addition to the essentially...
September 1940
AN IMPROVEMENT IN CONVULSIVE THERAPY WITH METRAZOL BY PREMEDICATION WITH SCOPOLAMINE HYDROBROMIDE
- Pages:358–365
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September 1940
A STUDY OF THE CENTRAL ACTION OF METRAZOL
- Pages:366–371
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.97.2.366
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The effects of metrazol on 10 curarized dogs were studied with the aid of the electroencephalograph. The electrical changes of the cortex, hypothalamus and medulla with metrazol, uncomplicated by asphyxia and muscular movements are described. The effects ...
September 1940
PAROXYSMAL AURICULAR FIBRILLATION COMPLICATING METRAZOL SHOCK THERAPY
- Pages:372–379
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.97.2.372
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A case of paroxsmal auricular fibrillation is presented. The arrhythmia persisted for five hours following the initial injection of metrazol which resulted in a strong epileptiform seizure. The various possible mechanisms are discussed and particular ...
September 1940
INSULIN SHOCK TREATMENT
- Pages:380–383
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.97.2.380
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1. A case of acute pulmonary edema occurring during insulin hypoglycemic coma and ending in death five days later from pulmonary gangrene is presented. 2. The acute pulmonary edema may have resulted from: (a) Hyperadrenalinemia with left ventricular ...
September 1940
THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON CEREBRAL METABOLISM
- Pages:384–387
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.97.2.384
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The cerebral metabolism was estimated in 10 patients in an acutely intoxicated condition, and after recovery from the alcoholic bout. The cerebral uptake of oxygen was diminished in 6 cases, and within normal limits in the remaining 4. After recovery the ...
September 1940
PSYCHOMETRIC PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN RECEIVING AMPHETAMINE (BENZEDRINE) SULFATE
- Pages:388–394
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.97.2.388
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The effect of amphetamine sulfate upon the intelligence scores of 21 children was noted. Following therapeutic oral doses of 10 mg. and 20 mg. of the drug, performances on the revised Stanford- Binet scale and on a battery of psychomotor tests were not ...
September 1940
The Psychological Aspects of Pediatric Practice
- Pages:497-a–497
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September 1940
A Visual Motor Gestalt Test and Its Clinical Use
- Pages:498–499
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September 1940
Zur Entdeckung der Insulinschocktherapie bei Akuten Geistes-Krankheiten, Insbesondere bei der Schizophrenie
- Page:502
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September 1940
Untoward Effects of Nitrous Oxide Anesthesia, With Particular Reference to Residual Neurologic And Psychiatric Manifestations
- Pages:503-a–504
- Published Online:1 April 2006
September 1940
The Psychology of Common Sense: A Diagnosis of Modern Philistinism
- Pages:504–507
- Published Online:1 April 2006