American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 127, Issue 9
March 1971
Article
March 1971
Are the Ranks Closed? Attitudinal Social Distance and Mental Illness
- Pages:1121–1127
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1121
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The authors review previous studies on social attitudes toward the mentally ill and present data from their field survey on the opinions and attitudes of a blue-collar population toward mental illness. Almost all the 937 respondents considered mental ...
March 1971
Depressive Disease: Familial Psychiatric Illness
- Pages:1128–1133
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1128
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Data from families of 100 intensively studied patients with depressive disease (unipolar affective disorder) and a review of the literature suggest that genetic factors play a role in the etiology of depressive disease. It is also possible that this ...
March 1971
Casual Versus Heavy Use of Marijuana: A Redefinition of the Marijuana Problem
- Pages:1134–1140
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1134
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Twelve heavy and 12 casual users of marijuana generally found the experience to be a pleasurable one. In contrast to casual smokers, heavy users of marijuana tended to use multiple drugs and demonstrated a significant incidence of psychic dependence on ...
March 1971
Tranylcypromine-Trifluoperazine Combination in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
- Pages:1141–1146
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1141
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Ninety-six schizophrenic patients participated in a double-blind, crossover study of the efficacy of trifluoperazine and tranylcypromine therapy alone and in combination. Pseudoneurotic patients had a statistically significant response to tranylcypromine; ...
March 1971
Routine Diagnosis by Computer
- Pages:1147–1152
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1147
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A clinical computer program at the University of Missouri uses data collected by clerks, technicians, relatives, and the staff to build a data base that helps predict significant patient behavior and outcome. Computer-generated probability statements ...
March 1971
Induced Abortion for Psychiatric Indication
- Pages:1153–1160
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1153
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Women considered for induced abortion for psychiatric indication under a restrictive state law were studied over a period of seven years. The recommendation for abortion was unrelated to a number of social variables but it was associated with judged ...
March 1971
An Integrated Department of Psychiatry/Community Mental Health Program: One Model
- Pages:1161–1165
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1161
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The authors describe one model for setting up a good relationship between an academic department of psychiatry and a community mental health program. The "marriage model" emphasizes total integration. It has proved to be effective in providing a large ...
March 1971
Drug Use in a Black Ghetto
- Pages:1166–1169
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1166
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The findings of this relatively bias-free interview study of 92 ghetto youths in a work training program suggest that "normal" drug use in the ghetto is more comparable to nonghetto drug use than has previously been believed. Also, studies that suggest ...
March 1971
Assault and Homicide Associated with Amphetamine Abuse
- Pages:1170–1175
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1170
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The author describes the histories of 13 persons who committed homicide while intoxicated with amphetamines. In most of these cases, the events leading to the homicidal act were directly related to amphetamine-induced paranoid thinking, panic, emotional ...
March 1971
Mania and the Use of Lithium: A Three-Year Study
- Pages:1176–1180
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1176
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The authors focus on the problem of differential diagnosis between mania and schizophrenia and also upon the toxic aspects of lithium therapy. An approach to the diagnostic evaluation of the psychotic patient is urged that recognizes several positive ...
March 1971
The Fate of Psychotic Offenders Returned for Trial
- Pages:1181–1184
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1181
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In a long-term follow-up study in Massachusetts, the author found that most defendants who have been committed as incompetent to stand trial can probably be returned to the courts soon after their hospitalization; that it is in their best interest, unless ...
March 1971
On Acquiring a Kidney
- Pages:1185–1188
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1185
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The author presents results of a study of psychological reactions of patients undergoing renal transplantation. The study identified a kind of "emotional transplant": the image of the kidney becomes part of the psychological structures present in the ...
March 1971
After Transplantation—The Child's Emotional Reactions
- Pages:1189–1193
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1189
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This study examined the emotional responses and adaptation of 36 children who had received renal transplants. They were examined immediately following their hospital discharge and upon return visits to a post transplant clinic up to six years later. Of ...
March 1971
Social and Emotional Adaptations of Children with Transplanted Kidneys and Chronic Hemodialysis
- Pages:1194–1198
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1194
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Fourteen children were studied for social adjustment, emotional status, level of intelligence, and self-concept; five had transplanted kidneys that had been functioning well for periods of two to five years, two others had unsuccessful transplants, and ...
March 1971
Suicidal Behavior in Chronic Dialysis Patients
- Pages:1199–1204
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1199
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Questionnaires involving 3,478 renal dialysis patients revealed a higher incidence of suicidal behavior than among the general population. The authors believe that the hemodialysis patient who kills himself does so because of multiple factors—at one time ...
March 1971
Suicide in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients from an External Locus of Control Framework
- Pages:1204–1207
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1204
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Long-term hemodialysis patients have an alarmingly high suicide rate. Deaths that result from the patient's lack of adherence to the treatment regimen have in the past been viewed from a suicidal framework. The authors suggest that such behavior may be ...
March 1971
Medical Student Radicals: Conflict and Resolution
- Pages:1211–1215
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1211
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The author describes activist medical students in terms of their core values—humanitarianism, moral integrity, and the desire for meaningful communication—and their primary psychological tasks—achieving cultural continuity and integration of their ...
March 1971
Group Psychotherapy: Its Effects on Mothers Who Rate Social Performance of Retardates
- Pages:1215–1217
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1215
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The authors studied the effect of group psychotherapy on the mothers of retarded individuals. They found that the mothers who underwent psychotherapy rated the retardates significantly higher in security and appearance than they did before therapy, while ...
March 1971
Bernardino Alvarez: New World Psychiatric Pioneer
- Pages:1217–1221
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1217
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The author describes the life and assesses the contributions to psychiatry of Bernardino Alvarez, a Spaniard who founded the first mental hospitals in the New World in the 16th century.
March 1971
Aversive Therapy of Homosexuality: Measures of Efficacy
- Pages:1221–1224
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1221
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The author describes three investigations that attempted to give objective evidence of the value of several types of aversion therapy in the treatment of homosexuality. The results were favorable but they showed little difference in the efficacy of the ...
March 1971
What is Competency to Stand Trial?
- Pages:1225–1229
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1225
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Problems involved in determining a defendant's competency to stand trial are often an outgrowth of confused evaluations. A possible remedy exists in setting up evaluation criteria relevant to the legal situation and to the definition of competency. These ...
March 1971
The Internship—the "Ancient Heritage of the Physician"?
- Pages:1231–1232
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March 1971
"Trailing" Phenomenon—A Long-Lasting LSD Side Effect
- Pages:1233–1234
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March 1971
Teaching Psychiatric History—Request for Information
- Page:1235
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March 1971
A "New Tack" in Controlling Illicit Drug Use
- Pages:1235-b–1236
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March 1971
Corrections
- Page:1238
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1238
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Page 844 of the December 1970 issue of theJournal contains an error in the letter to the Editor by Richard Abrams. The last sentence in the first paragraph should read: "A report evaluating a psychotropic drug with such naïve methodology would certainly ...
March 1971
Corrections
- Pages:1238-a–1238
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.9.1238-a
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Pages 883, 885, and 887 of the January 1971 issue of theJournal contain errors in the headlines identifying the author of the article,"Observations on Suicidal Behavior Among American Indians." The first author, H. L. P. Resnik, is incorrectly identified ...
March 1971
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Pages:1238-b–1238
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