American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 111, Issue 9
March 1955
Article
March 1955
THE PSYCHOSURGICAL TREATMENT OF PSEUDONEUROTIC SCHIZOPHRENIA
- Pages:653–658
- Published Online:1 April 2006
March 1955
INTENSIVE INSULIN SHOCK THERAPY—A FIVE-YEAR SURVEY
- Pages:659–663
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.9.659
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In this series 528 cases—the great majority of them schizophrenics—were treated with intense deep insulin coma. The functional recovery rate was between 47.4% and 71.3% among different schizophrenic groups and between 77.7% and 100% among manic-depressive ...
March 1955
THE NURSING SERVICE AND THE AIMS OF A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL: ORIENTATIONS OF WARD PERSONNEL TO THE CARE AND REHABILITATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS
- Pages:664–672
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.9.664
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This study takes for granted that the welfare and recovery chances of patients in psychiatric hospitals are dependent, to a considerable extent, on the motivations and behavior of nursing service personnel. An approach to research on this problem which ...
March 1955
THE DESIRABILITY OF CERTIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATORS OF HOSPITALS AND SCHOOLS FOR DEFECTIVES
- Pages:673–676
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March 1955
A STATISTICAL STUDY OF THE ADMISSION OF ALCOHOLIC PATIENTS TO A LARGE MENTAL HOSPITAL
- Pages:677–679
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.9.677
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1. Male alcoholic admissions outnumber females 4 to 1. 2. One of each 4 male alcoholic admissions comes in voluntarily. One of each 8 female alcoholic admissions does so. 3. Sixty-one per cent of all male alcoholics were classified "with psychosis"; 76% ...
March 1955
PSYCHIATRIC TEACHING IN AN INTEGRATED MEDICAL CURRICULUM
- Pages:686–690
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March 1955
THE USE OF CHLORPROMAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE IN THE TREATMENT OF BARBITURATE ADDICTION WITH ACUTE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME
- Pages:696–698
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.9.696
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A patient with barbiturate addiction and the acute withdrawal syndrome was treated successfully with Thorazine. We feel this drug warrants further clinical investigation in the treatment of drug addiction.
March 1955
PSYCHOSIS RESULTING FROM PENICILLIN HYPERSENSITIVITY
- Pages:699–702
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.111.9.699
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A case of psychosis resulting from hypersensitivity to penicillin is reported and the literature on the topic reviewed, showing the paucity of previously reported cases. Hypotheses regarding the mechanism of action of penicillin in producing psychological ...
March 1955
A CASE OF A HIP-FRACTURE OCCURRING DURING ELECTRIC SHOCK TREATMENT IN A PATIENT WITH AN AMPUTATION STUMP
- Page:702
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March 1955
The Study of the Brain. A Companion Text to the Stereoscopic Atlas of Neuroanatomy
- Page:720
- Published Online:1 April 2006
March 1955
Reappraising Crime Treatment. National Probation and Parole Association Yearbook
- Pages:720-a–720
- Published Online:1 April 2006