American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 129, Issue 2
August 1972
Article
August 1972
Social and Clinical Issues in Geriatric Psychiatry
- Pages:117–126
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.117
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The author provides an overview of the social characteristics and problems of the aged and of the medical services that are available and the gaps therein. Among the social problems he deals with are housing, family relationships, and retirement. He ...
August 1972
Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism
- CRITERIA COMMITTEE
- NATIONAL COUNCIL ON ALCOHOLISM
- Pages:127–135
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.127
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These criteria were compiled by a committee of medical authorities from the National Council on Alcoholism to establish guidelines for the proper diagnosis and evaluation of this disease. Criteria are weighted for diagnostic significance and assembled ...
August 1972
Psychiatric Liaison with Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Pages:136–140
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.136
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A joint teaching conference organized by the psychiatric liaison service at the Montreal Neurological Institute is described as a model for imparting knowledge about psychosocial aspects of illness and disability. Examples are given to illustrate the ...
August 1972
Amine Precursors, Amines, and False Neurotransmitters in Depressed Patients
- Pages:141–148
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.141
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Some inconsistencies in the biogenic amine hypothesis of depression have arisen from clinical studies with L-dopa and L-tryptophan, the metabolic precursors of the amines. The evidence obtained from the studies of changes in cellular amine levels in ...
August 1972
Proposed Classification of Childhood Depression
- Pages:149–155
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.149
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Neurotic depressive reactions of mid-childhood may be classified into three distinct categories. Masked depression is the most frequent, appearing in children whose personality and family display severe psychopathology. Children suffering acute depression ...
August 1972
Countertransference Resistances in the Supervisory Situation
- Pages:156–160
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.156
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In his attempts to avoid teaching problems and diagnose learning problems in the supervisory situation, the supervisor must strive to be aware of the effects of his own unconscious attitudes on the learning alliance. The author discusses some ...
August 1972
Death, Dying, and Denial in the Aged
- Pages:161–166
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.161
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In response to direct questioning, two dissimilar groups of elderly subjects reported little fear of death or dying. In producing Thematic Apperception Test stories, however, respondents who were well and autonomous used less denial and expressed more ...
August 1972
Inmate Responses to Lengthy Death Row Confinement
- Pages:167–172
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.167
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Psychiatric interview and psychological testing were used to ascertain the effects of extended confinement on "death row" of eight men who were evaluated upon admission to prison and periodically thereafter for at least two years. Five appeared to adjust ...
August 1972
Community Control of the Community Mental Health Center: I. Introduction
- Pages:173–180
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.173
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The author believes that community control of most community mental health centers will occur in the current decade. After giving the background and rationale for this trend, he outlines some of the problems psychiatrists are likely to face as they ...
August 1972
Community Control of the Community Mental Health Center: II. Case Examples
- Pages:181–186
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.181
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The author cites some examples from his own and others' experience to illustrate the issues that have emerged in the movement toward community control of mental health centers. Each example was characterized by consumer dissatisfaction, institutional ...
August 1972
Goals and Functions of the Community Mental Health Center
- Pages:187–190
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.187
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The primary objective of the community mental health center is to provide much-needed direct clinical care of the mentally ill; from this basic program there follows a natural development of consultative and educational community programs. The author ...
August 1972
Delivery of Services to Lower Socioeconomic Groups by a Suburban Community Mental Health Center
- Pages:191–196
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.191
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A sample of the patients seen at a center serving a suburban area with a diversified population was assessed to see if the characteristics of the patients and the kinds of treatment provided met expectations. Lower socioeconomic groups were (as expected) ...
August 1972
Continuity of Care: An Approach to Measurement
- Pages:196–201
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.196
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After defining continuity of care operationally, the authors developed the "Continuity of Care Inventory" for measuring the continuity provided to clients of a community mental health center as they moved among or stayed within particular services. The ...
August 1972
The Effect on State Hospitalization of a Community Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center
- Pages:202–206
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.202
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The authors used comparative rates of slate hospitalization to measure the effect of their mental health/mental retardation center. Census tracts from their catchment area were matched with census tracts from an area that does not have such a center but ...
August 1972
Heroin Addicts in a Community Mental Health Inpatient Unit
- Pages:206–210
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.206
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Over a period of four months, 16 heroin addicts were treated on an open general psychiatric unit connected with a large municipal hospital. Their treatment was coordinated with an addict treatment center staffed primarily by ex-addicts. While long-term ...
August 1972
Community Mental Health Centers: Coming to Grips with Big Ideas
- Pages:211–213
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August 1972
Determination of the Obsessional Personality
- Pages:217–219
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.217
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The author studied the families of 17 obsessional subjects. He found that genetic, sexual, and environmental factors apparently combined to form the obsessional personality. A brief analysis of the influence of each of these factors on the individual is ...
August 1972
Post-Abortion Group Therapy
- Pages:220–223
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.220
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Two hundred fifty women who had had a therapeutic abortion attended a group therapy program after discharge from the hospital. Each group was led by a psychiatrist-gynecologist team and consisted of three to five women. The authors concluded that the ...
August 1972
Hysteria (Briquet's Syndrome) in a Psychiatric Hospital: The Significance of Secondary Depression
- Pages:224–228
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.224
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Hysteria (Briquet's syndrome) is a frequent disorder among psychiatric inpatients. Depressed mood, often complicated by alcohol or drug abuse or suicidal behavior, is the usual reason for admission. Cross-sectionally, the depressive symptoms of these ...
August 1972
A Token Reinforcement Ward for Young Psychiatric Patients
- Pages:228–233
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.228
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The authors describe the application of token reinforcement to young veteran psychiatric patients on a rapid-turnover open ward. Results indicated that reinforcement procedures doubled behavioral output when compared with data obtained in baseline phases. ...
August 1972
Ancient Descriptions of Organic Brain Syndrome: The "Kordiakos" of theTalmud
- Pages:233–236
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.233
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The author discusses the meaning of the word "kordiakos." In the Talmud "kordiakos" refers to a syndrome characterized by dizziness, confusion, and mental incompetence after contact with a vat of new wine. While the term may be synonymous with delirium ...