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Volume 129, Issue 2

August 1972

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August 1972

Social and Clinical Issues in Geriatric Psychiatry

BERNARD A. STOTSKY

Pages:117–126
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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

Z. J. LIPOWSKI

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

DENNIS L. MURPHY

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

LEON CYTRYN, and
DONALD H. McKNEW

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

RICHARD B. LOWER

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

LARRY R. KIMSEY,
JEAN L. ROBERTS, and
DANIEL L. LOGAN

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

JOHNNIE L. GALLEMORE, and
JAMES H. PANTON

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

WILLIAM M. BOLMAN

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

WILLIAM M. BOLMAN

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

MORTON WACHSPRESS

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

WILLIAM T. HART, and
LOUISE BASSETT

Pages:191–196
Published Online:1 April 2006

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

ROSALYN D. BASS, and
CHARLES WINDLE

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

JACK A. WOLFORD,
JOHN HITCHCOCK,
DAVID L. ELLISON,
ANNE C. SONIS, and
FRED SMITH

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

RONALD SERWER POZE

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

MORGAN MARTIN

Pages:211–213
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.211

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August 1972

Alcoholism Criteria: An Important Step

MORRIS E. CHAFETZ

Pages:214–215
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.214

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August 1972

FRANK A. SEIXAS,
SAMUEL C. KAIM, and
LUTHER A. CLOUD

Pages:215–216
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.215

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August 1972

Determination of the Obsessional Personality

PETER HAYS

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

GEORGE M. BURNELL,
WILLIAM A. DWORSKY, and
ROBERT L. HARRINGTON

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

RICHARD C. BIBB, and
SAMUEL B. GUZE

Pages:224–228
Published Online:1 April 2006

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

MICHEL HERSEN,
RICHARD M. EISLER,
BUREN S. SMITH, and
W. STEWART AGRAS

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 the Talmud

L. D. HANKOFF

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 ...

August 1972

Comprehensive Health Planning

ROBERT L. WILLIAMS

Page:237
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.237

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August 1972

Caring for the Terminally Ill: A Hospice

MORRIS D. KERSTEIN

Pages:237-a–238
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.237-a

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August 1972

Aggression—Quantitative Data

DAVID LESTER

Page:238
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.238

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August 1972

The Staccato Syndrome: A New Definition

ERNEST MCCRANK

Pages:238-a–239
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.238-a

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August 1972

On Reprints and Related Things

EDWARD L. MARGETTS

Pages:239–240
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.239

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August 1972

W. C. ELLERBROEK

Page:240
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.240

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August 1972

A Good Look—A Marvelous Book

MILTON H. MILLER

Pages:240-a–240
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.240-a

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August 1972

Pages:241–254
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.241

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August 1972

The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Pages:255–256
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.2.255

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