American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 133, Issue 4
April 1976
April 1976
Women in psychiatry: a review
- Pages:365–372
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.365
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Throughout the world, psychiatry is in a period of accelerated transition. In each nation the role of women in psychiatry, and the role of psychiatry in the lives of women, reflect one aspect of the development of egalitarianism. Women psychiatrists have ...
April 1976
Lithium in the treatment of depression
- Pages:373–378
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.373
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The author reviews the studies of lithium as an antidepressant, evaluates the evidence that there might be specific subgroup of patients for whom it is effective, and reports a study he and his associates conducted that found lithium to be effective for ...
April 1976
A review of major implications of the O'Connor v. Donaldson decision
- Pages:379–383
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.379
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Although the Supreme Court's decision in O'Connor v. Donaldson is narrow from the legal perspective, it will have wide clinical applications for psychiatry if it reflects a trend in future court decisions. The author assesses the impact of this decision ...
April 1976
Marijuana effects on simulated flying ability
- Pages:384–388
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.384
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The authors studied the effects of marijuana intoxication on the ability of 10 certified airplane pilots to operate a flight simulator. They used a randomized double-blind crossover design to compare the effect of active versus placebo marijuana. They ...
April 1976
Training and accreditation for the treatment of sexual disorders
- Pages:389–394
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.389
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The field of "sex therapy" is not defined by specific, limited techniques. Rather, it encompasses a subspecialty based on an understanding of psychodynamics and psychological development but requiring additional skills from other branches of medicine. ...
April 1976
The family in exile: Cuban expatriates in the United States
- Pages:395–399
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.395
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For the nearly one million Cuban exiles in this country, the ordeal of expatriation has meant anguish and uprootedness, challenge and accomplishment. Several factors account for the comparatively successful aspects of their struggle: relatively high ...
April 1976
Pseudohomosexuality in feminist students
- Pages:400–404
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.400
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The author describes the influence of the feminist movement on the intellectual, social, and sexual behavior of feminist college students. The complex interrelationship between sexual political ideology and actual sexual behavior creates confusion and ...
April 1976
It is always the woman who is raped
- Pages:405–408
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.405
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Rape is described as an act of power that is sanctioned by literature, myth, and culture. Rape is a dire experience for women because it implies total loss of self--the woman is a function, not a person. The victim experiences total emptiness and ...
April 1976
The rape victim: psychodynamic considerations
- Pages:408–413
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.408
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Rape challenges a woman's ability to maintain her defenses and thus arouses feelings of guilt, anxiety, and inadequacy. Women's individual responses are determined by life stage considerations as well as their defensive structures: concerns about ...
April 1976
Coping behavior of the rape victim
- Pages:413–418
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.413
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The coping behavior of rape victims can be analyzed in three distinct phases--the threat of attack, the attack itself, and the period immediately thereafter. The authors analyzed the reported coping behavior of 92 women diagnosed as having rape trauma. ...
April 1976
Development of a medical center rape crisis intervention program
- Pages:418–421
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.418
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The Rape Crisis Intervention Program at Beth Israel Hospital utilizes volunteer multidisciplinary counseling teams drawn from psychiatry, social work, psychology, and nursing staffs. The premise of the program is that early crisis intervention can prevent ...
April 1976
Assaults on psychiatrists by patients
- Pages:422–425
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.422
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The authors describe the results of a survey of 115 psychiatrists regarding assaults by patients. Forty-eight psychiatrists stated that they had been assaulted; a total of 68 assaults was reported. Psychiatrists were most often assaulted in the early ...
April 1976
Assault on the therapist
- Pages:426–429
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.426
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The authors conducted a questionnaire survey among psychotherapists in psychiatry, psychology and social work to determine how many patients posed a threat to others or to the therapist and how many actually assaulted the therapist. They found that 9.2% ...
April 1976
Nursing aides and patient violence
- Pages:429–435
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.429
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The authors studied the incidence of violence in a psychiatric unit organized as a therapeutic community whose nursing staff was composed entirely of women in comparison with another unit staffed according to the traditional male and female nursing ...
April 1976
A violence clinic: three years' experience
- Pages:432–435
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.432
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The authors describe a clinical facility established for the neuropsychiatric treatment of individuals with a variety of psychopathological disorders where the common management problem is one of aggressive behavior. The authors present case vignettes to ...
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April 1976
Reduced platelet monoamine oxidase activity in a subgroup of schizophrenic patients
- Pages:438–440
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.438
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Platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity was significantly lower than control values in a subgroup of 16 schizophrenic patients (most of whom were paranoid) characterized by the presence of auditory hallucinations and delusions. Platelet MAO activity was ...
April 1976
The 24-hour lithium level as a prognosticator of dosage requirements: a 2-year follow-up study
- Pages:440–443
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.440
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The authors have previously described a technique whereby individual lithium dosage requirements can be predicted from 24-hour blood samples. Further experience over a 2-year period has shown the predictions to be reproducible over time. A micromethod for ...
April 1976
Extrapyramidal side effects in lithium maintenance therapy
- Pages:444–445
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.444
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The authors neurologically examined 36 patients who had been maintained on lithium therapy for periods ranging from 6 months to 7 years to determine the presence of parkinson-like side effects. Only a few patients demonstrated rigidity, including cogweel ...
April 1976
Catatonia, gastric hyperacidity, and fatal aspiration: a preventable syndrome
- Pages:446–447
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.446
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Sudden death from aspiration pneumonitis during acute catatonia is a generally recognized but poorly understood occurrence. The author describes a case in which a schizophrenic patient died following aspiration of gastric contents. In view of findings ...
April 1976
Siblings as therapists: a behavioral approach
- Pages:447–450
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.447
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Although many family therapy programs have taught behavior modification techniques to parents, few have involved siblings as therapeutic agents in the treatment of retarded, emotionally disturbed, or physically handicapped children. The authors describe ...
April 1976
Letter: Rauwolfia derivatives and breast cancer
- Pages:451–452
- Published Online:23 January 2015
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April 1976
Correction
- Pages:457-c–457
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.133.4.457-c
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The correct title of Paul Briquet's book referred to in "The Semantics of Hysteria Continued" (Letter to the Editor, January 1976 issue) is TraitéClinique et Thérapeutique de l'Hystérie. The staff regrets this error.
April 1976
Mental Health and Law: A System in Transition. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Publication 75-176
- Pages:458–459
- Published Online:1 April 2006
April 1976
Too Much Anger, Too Many Tears: A Personal Triumph Over Psychiatry
- Pages:459–460
- Published Online:1 April 2006
April 1976
Rypins' Medical Licensure Examinations: Topical Summaries and Questions, 12th ed
- Page:460
- Published Online:1 April 2006
April 1976
An MMPI Handbook, Vol. II: Research Applications, revised ed
- Pages:460-a–461
- Published Online:1 April 2006
April 1976
Evaluating Treatment Environments: A Social Ecological Approach
- Page:461
- Published Online:1 April 2006
April 1976
Psychotherapeutic Approaches to the Resistant Child
- Pages:461-a–462
- Published Online:1 April 2006
April 1976
Mental Hospitals: A Study in Organizational Effectiveness
- Page:466
- Published Online:1 April 2006
April 1976
A Child Is Being Beaten: Violence Against Children, An American Tragedy
- Page:467
- Published Online:1 April 2006
April 1976
Zen Meditation Therapy; Psychophysiology of Zen
- Pages:467-a–468
- Published Online:1 April 2006
April 1976
The Council on Medical Education and Career Development
- Pages:473–475
- Published Online:1 April 2006