The requirements of the Veterans Administration psychiatric program are similar to those of all organizations interested in mental health. We need to devise methods to improve the understanding and acceptance of mental illnesses. Specifically, the ...

September 1954

233 PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS TREATED WITH ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY IN THE PRESENCE OF TUBERCULOSIS

H. PLEASURE

Pages:177–183
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.3.177

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1. In 160 patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis who received ECT, no extensive hematogenous spreads such as miliary or meningeal tuberculosis and no involvement of remote organs occurred. 2. In 21.3% of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis, ...

September 1954

THE EFFECT OF ION EXCHANGE RESINS IN THE PAROXYSMAL DISORDERS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

WALTER O. KLINGMAN

Pages:184–195
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.3.184

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Paroxysmal disorders of the nervous system such as epilepsy, migraine, and Meniere's disease can develop a disturbance of electrolyte and water balance of cerebral and labyrinthine tissues when the paroxysms of the attack become frequent and severe. ...

September 1954

PREFRONTAL LEUCOTOMY

Pages:196–197
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.3.196

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Based upon 103 cases of prefrontal leucotomy, our experience shows that the operation should be performed in those cases that have failed to respond to other therapy and have become chronic. In many such cases the results are most satisfactory from the ...

September 1954

CHANGES IN SYMBOLIC EXPRESSION WITH AMYTAL SODIUM

EDWIN A. WEINSTEIN, and
SIDNEY MALITZ

Pages:198–206
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.3.198

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1. Attitudes toward and recognition of illness and hospitalization were studied before and during the intravenous administration of amobarbital sodium. Changes in language patterns and nonverbal aspects of behavior were compared in 50 patients with pre-...

September 1954