American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 123, Issue 10
April 1967
Article
April 1967
Psychedelic Therapy Utilizing LSD in the Treatment of the Alcoholic Patient: A Preliminary Report
- Pages:1202–1209
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1202
Preview Abstract
The rationale of psychedelic therapy with alcoholic patients is focused on the alienation-breaking potential of "peak" or psychedelic experiences induced with the aid of LSD. An exemplary LSD session report and MMPI data on 69 pilot patients are presented ...
April 1967
The Comprehensive Mental Health Center: Uncharted Horizons for Inpatient Services
- Pages:1210–1219
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1210
Preview Abstract
Widespread enthusiasm for the "bold new approach" to treatment of the mentally ill embodied in federal community mental health legislation has tended to mask uncertainty regarding implementation of effective treatment programs. The author views with alarm ...
April 1967
The Psychosocial Adjustment of Medical Inpatients After Discharge: A Follow-Up Study
- Pages:1220–1225
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1220
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In a six-month follow-up of psychiatrically screened medical inpatients in a university teaching service, there was no change in "psycho-occupational" status in those who the screening psychiatrists thought did not need psychiatric referral. There was, ...
April 1967
Geriatrics Today-An Overview
- Pages:1226–1233
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1226
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Biological aging can be studied on a number of levels; scientists have not settled on a single explanation although there are a number of intriguing theories. The psychiatrist should seek to understand the effects of aging (including perceptual changes) ...
April 1967
Aspects of Survival and Adaptation in Human Aging
- Pages:1233–1243
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1233
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Survivors and nonsurvivors from a previous multidisciplinary study of community-resident aged men were compared to determine the effects of certain personality factors and critical experiences upon survival and adaptation. The results suggest that ...
April 1967
A Controlled Study of Factors in the Successful Adjustment of Mental Patients to Nursing Homes
- Pages:1243–1251
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1243
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Successful adjustment of former state hospital patients to nursing homes is determined to a greater degree by psychiatric status and initial adjustment during the period immediately following placement than by social and physical characteristics of ...
April 1967
The Response to Group Psychotherapy of Aged Recent Admissions Compared with Long-Term Mental Hospital Patients
- Pages:1251–1257
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1251
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The effect of one year of group psychotherapy upon two types of geriatric patients in a state mental hospital was tested in a controlled study of long-term patients who had aged in the hospital, among whom a diagnosis of schizophrenia was prevalent, and ...
April 1967
A Double-Blind Study of the Effect of Ribonucleic Acid in Senile Brain Disease
- Pages:1257–1259
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1257
Preview Abstract
A double-blind study to test the effect of orally administered ribonucleic acid upon the course of senile and arteriosclerotic brain disease failed to confirm the positive findings of other investigators. The authors conclude that RNA administered in this ...
April 1967
The Effect of ACTH on the Plasma and Urinary Corticoids in Normal Elderly Persons and in Patients with Senile Psychosis
- Pages:1260–1269
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1260
Preview Abstract
As part of an investigation to determine the relationship between stress tolerance and the development of senile psychosis, the authors measured the effect of ACTH, administered intramuscularly, on the plasma and urinary corticoids in 30 normal aged ...
April 1967
Metronidazole in the Treatment of Alcoholism: A Negative Report
- Pages:1276–1278
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1276
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The present study was an attempt to confirm Taylor's observations that metronidazole reduces the desire of alcoholics to drink and produces disulfiram-like reactions to alcohol. Neither observation was confirmed. Of 12 "good prognosis" alcoholics ...
April 1967
Disulfiram (Antabuse) Psychosis
- Pages:1284–1289
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1284
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A case of disulfiram psychosis is presented; the patient also had grand mal convulsions even though he had no prior history of epilepsy. The literature on disulfiram psychoses is reviewed, and it is pointed out that there is little conformity among ...
April 1967
Rapid Approximate Intelligence Test
- Pages:1289–1290
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1289
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A Rapid Approximate Intelligence Test consisting of a series of mathematical computations is described. This test has been standardized against the WAIS. The main conclusions which may be inferred from its use are outlined. The advantages of the test are ...
April 1967
Psychopathologic and Metabolic Changes in a Patient with Myxedema Psychosis Treated with L-tri-iodothyronine
- Pages:1291–1294
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1291
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L-tri-iodothyronine was utilized in the treatment of myxedema psychosis. Psychopathology and metabolic state were carefully documented throughout the course of treatment. Part of the psychopathology observed was an organic brain syndrome related to the ...
April 1967
Enuresis, Epilepsy, and the Electroencephalogram
- Pages:1294–1295
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1294
Preview Abstract
In a survey of 138 enuretic children it was found that none gave a history of seizures. EEGs were obtained on 68 consecutive children and seven (10 percent) were reported as abnormal, which is similar to the incidence of abnormal EEGs found among the ...
April 1967
Obesity and the Body Image: I. Characteristics of Disturbances in the Body Image of Some Obese Persons
- Pages:1296–1300
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1296
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Of the many behavioral disturbances to which obese persons are subject, only two seem specifically related to their obesity. One is overeating, the other is a disturbance in body image. The disturbance in body image is characterized by a feeling that one'...
April 1967
Correction
- Page:1300
- Published Online:1 April 2006
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.10.1300
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In the March issue it was erroneously stated that there would be pre-registration for the refresher courses in psychopharmacology which will be held at the annual meeting on Thursday and Friday, May 11 and 12.There will be no pre-registration; attendance ...
April 1967
Further Study of Schizophrenic Children and Maternal Speech Facility
- Pages:1301–1302
- Published Online:1 April 2006
April 1967
Historical Background of Freud's Theory of Infantile Sexuality
- Pages:1302–1303
- Published Online:1 April 2006
April 1967
High-Dose Fluphenazine Without Apparent Toxicity
- Pages:1303-a–1304
- Published Online:1 April 2006