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THE PHRENOTROPIC ACTION OF RITALIN AS EVALUATED BY AN IBM RATING SCALE

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.7.654

The use of a universal measuring stick, the International Business Machine rating scale, makes the findings before and after phrenotropic drug trials comparable and intelligible to all workers in the field of neuropsychiatry.

Ritalin is a useful phrenotropic drug in many neuropsychiatric cases showing lethargy, retardation, confusion, inertia and depression, constitutional or drug induced.

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