American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 137, Issue 2
February 1980
February 1980
DSM-III: the major achievements and an overview
- Pages:151–164
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.151
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DSM-III will be published early this year. In the first part of this article the authors describe some of the major achievements of DSM-III: the process of its development, reaching consensus on many controversial diagnostic categories and a definition of ...
February 1980
Clinical features of the borderline personality disorder
- Pages:165–173
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.165
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The authors compared 18 patients diagnosed as having borderline personality disorder with 102 patients with orther diagnoses in a psychiatric emergency service. They found that 81 of 129 items obtained from the literature on borderline personality ...
February 1980
CSF monoamine metabolites in depression and schizophrenia
- Pages:174–180
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.174
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The authors report cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of five monoamine metabolites before and after probenecid administration in normal subjects and patients with depression and schizophrenia. No differences were found in baseline metabolite ...
February 1980
Natural history of male psychological health: VIII. Antecedents of alcololism and "orality"
- Pages:181–186
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.181
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The author reports a prospective study of the mental health and alcohol use of 184 men first studied during their college years. When the men were 50 years old a rater blind to all other data classified the subjects' alcohol use as little (N = 48), social ...
February 1980
Clinical state and serum neuroleptic levels measured by radioreceptor assay in schizophrenia
- Pages:187–190
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.187
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The authors measured serum neuroleptic levels by radioreceptor assay in 30 schizophrenic patients receiving haloperidol, fluphenazine, chlorpromazine, molindone, thiothixene, or trifluoperazine. Neuroleptic levels were significantly correlated with ...
February 1980
Elevation of brain neuroleptic/dopamine receptors in schizophrenia
- Pages:191–197
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.191
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To test the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia the authors measured specific 3H-neuroleptic/dopamine binding sites in three dopamin-rich regions of 59 postmortem normal human brains and 50 postmortem brains from schizophrenic patients using 3H-...
February 1980
Clouds and silver linings: positive experiences associated with primary affective disorders
- Pages:198–202
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.198
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Clinical psychiatry has focused almost entirely on the psychopathology of the affective disorders. The authors studied responses of 61 patients (35 bipolar. 26 unipolar) to questions about perceived short- and long-term benefits (increased sensitivity, ...
February 1980
Dizziness and falling in elderly psychiatric outpatients
- Pages:203–206
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.203
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The authors examined 100 psychiatric patients who were 60 years old and older for orthostatic hypotension and symptoms of dizziness and falling. Almost 40% of the patients complained of dizziness and falling, although only 27% had systolic orthostatic ...
February 1980
Diagnosis of mental disorder in adults and increased use of health services in four outpatient settings
- Pages:207–210
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.207
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The differential use of medical services by patients with and those without a diagnosis of mental disorder was examined in four adult populations by age, sex, diagnosis, and medical department used. The four settings offered comprehensive services to ...
February 1980
Effects of dopamine blockade on gonadotropins and testosterone in men
- Pages:211–214
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.211
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The authors found that plasma luteinizing hormone (LH), prolactin, and testosterone were initially normal in nine acutely psychotic males with schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorder; follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) was normal in eight of the nine. ...
February 1980
Neuropsychological impairment and exclusive abuse of sedatives or hypnotics
- Pages:215–217
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.215
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In a group of 55 consecutively admitted patients who exclusively abused sedatives or hypnotics, neuropsychological performance was significantly lower and signs of intellectual impairment significantly more often diagnosed than in a matched control group ...
February 1980
Attention in hysteria: a study of Janet's hypothesis by means of habituation and arousal measures
- Pages:217–220
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.217
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Toward the end of the 19th century, Janet suggested that the fundamental disorder in hysteria was one of attention. The authors examined this idea in a study of habituation. Patients with a history of prolonged conversion symptons (N = 11) showed a severe ...
February 1980
Male rape victims: noninstitutionalized assault
- Pages:221–223
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.221
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Fourteen male rape victims treated in a county hospital emergency room over a 30-month period are compared with 100 randomly selected female victims treated over the same period. The male victims as a group sustained more physical trauma, were more likely ...
February 1980
Benzodiazepine-associated emergencies in Toronto
- Pages:224–227
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.224
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In a prospective study of drug overdose patients admitted to emergency rooms of 21 Toronto hospitals, 39% said they had taken a benzodiazepine. Benzodiazepines were used more frequently by females than males and by suburban than core hospital patients. ...
February 1980
Training police officers to distinguish mental illness
- Pages:228–229
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.228
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The authors evaluated the impact of short-term intensive instruction by mental health professionals on police officers' attitudes toward the mentally ill and on their ability to distinguish between mental illness and other behavior. Compared with a ...
February 1980
Transfers from a general hospital psychiatric service to a state hospital
- Pages:230–233
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.230
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The authors investigated the marked decline in the number of patients transferred from an inpatient service of a general hospital to a state hospital during a 30-month period. The major reasons for transfer were unmanageable behavior, high risk of suicide ...
February 1980
The psychiatric assessment of a Vietnamese refugee through art
- Pages:236–237
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Characteristics of therapeutic response to imipramine in cataplectic men
- Pages:237–238
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Delirium after abrupt withdrawal from doxepin: case report
- Pages:239–240
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Amantadine-associated recurrence of psychosis
- Pages:240–242
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Two-year follow-up of a peer review training program for residents
- Pages:244–245
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Prevention of recurrent menstrual psychosis by an oral contraceptive
- Pages:245–246
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Idiot savant with unusual mechanical ability: an organic explanation
- Pages:250–251
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Patients at risk of developing severe side effects from depot fluphenazine treatment
- Pages:254–255
- Published Online:1 April 2006
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February 1980
Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hemodialysates from schizophrenic patients
- Pages:257a–257
- Published Online:1 April 2006
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February 1980
Intramuscular Administration of Tricyclic Antidepressants
- Pages:258-b–259
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Differentiating between adult and childhood diagnoses
- Pages:258a–258
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Intramuscular administration of tricyclic antidepressants
- Pages:258b–259
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Patient preference: lithium pills versus capsules
- Pages:259–260
- Published Online:23 January 2015
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February 1980
Patient Preference: Lithium Pills Versus Capsules
- Pages:259-a–260
- Published Online:1 April 2006
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February 1980
Cholinergic rebounds and withdrawal syndromes
- Pages:261a–261
- Published Online:1 April 2006
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February 1980
Correction
- Page:263
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.137.2.263
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In "Use of MAO Inhibitors in Elderly Patients" by J. Wesson Ashford, M.D., and Charles V. Ford, M.D., in the November 1979 issue, the first sentence of the Discussion section should read, "MAO is generally thought to act. . . ."
February 1980
Small Futures: Children, Inequality, and the Limits of Liberal Reform
- Page:264
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Mental Disabilities and Criminal Responsibility
- Pages:265–266
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Psychiatric Symptoms and Cognitive Loss in the Elderly: Evaluation and Assessment Techniques
- Pages:266-a–267
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Origin, Prevention and Treatment of Affective Disorders
- Page:269
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Gender and Disordered Behavior: Sex Differences in Psychopathology
- Pages:269-a–270
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
The Psychological Examination: A Guide for Clinicians
- Pages:270–271
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
The ESP Experience: A Psychiatric Validation
- Pages:271-a–272
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Beyond Interpretation: Toward a Revised Theory for Psychoanalysis
- Pages:272-a–273
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Autism: A Reappraisal of Concepts and Treatment
- Pages:273-a–274
- Published Online:1 April 2006
February 1980
Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics: Mental Illness in Rural Ireland
- Pages:274–275
- Published Online:1 April 2006