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Volume 131, Issue 7

July 1974

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July 1974

Presidential Address: Creating the Future

ALFRED M. FREEDMAN

Pages:749–754
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.749

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July 1974

Response to the Presidential Address

JOHN P. SPIEGEL

Pages:755–756
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.755

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July 1974

Alfred M. Freedman, M.D. One Hundred and Second President, 1973-1974

LEON EISENBERG

Pages:757–760
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.757

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July 1974

The Case for Psychiatric Hospitalization

CHARLES J. RABINER, and
ABRAHAM LURIE

Pages:761–764
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.761

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The goal of psychiatric treatment is to restore the patient to a reasonable state of mental health. Hospitalization is often considered to be an unnecessarily expensive component of a total treatment program. In our zeal to reduce expense, many patients ...

July 1974

Independent Examination of Patients Hospitalized Against Their Will

IRWIN N. PERR

Pages:765–768
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.765

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The justification for legal commitment of the mentally ill has come under increasing public and professional scrutiny. While there have been few abuses or errors, certain types of problems are more likely to be reflected in unmerited hospitalization. This ...

July 1974

A 10-Year Follow-Up of 55 Hospitalized Adolescents

ELIZABETH G. HERRERA,
BETTY GLASSER LIFSON,
ERNEST HARTMANN, and
MAIDA H. SOLOMON

Pages:769–774
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.769

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Fifty-five young adults hospitalized for mental illness were followed up 10 years after their discharge as a sequel to three earlier follow-up studies. The majority of subjects were still poorly adjusted. The area of greatest competence was in school and ...

July 1974

The Nader Report: One Author's Perspective

FRANKLIN D. CHU

Pages:775–779
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.775

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The author discusses a study done by a group of researchers sponsored by a grant to Ralph Nader. The study focused on the community mental health centers program of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). It finds fault with the discrepancy ...

July 1974

DANA L. FARNSWORTH

Page:779
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.779

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July 1974

JUDD MARMOR

Page:780
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.780

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July 1974

JONATHAN O. COLE

Pages:781–782
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.781

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July 1974

Current Evaluation Research on Mental Health Services

GERALD KLERMAN

Pages:783–787
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.783

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Historically, the status of mental health services in the United States has depended upon the economic stability of the nation; much of the financial support of these programs has come from government sources. Since current budget reductions have somewhat ...

July 1974

Evaluating the Competence of Trainees: It's Nothing Personal

ROBERT H. KLEIN, and
RAYMOND BABINEAU

Pages:788–791
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.788

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The process of evaluating the professional competence of trainees in the mental health field is accompanied by complexities that are more extensive than in other professional fields. The authors draw on personal experiences with mental health trainees to ...

July 1974

The Coping Behavior of Nazi Concentration Camp Survivors

JOEL E. DIMSDALE

Pages:792–797
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.792

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This study of coping strategies reports on interviews with 19 survivors of Nazi concentration camps. The subjects, relatively healthy survivors who were not severely psychiatrically disabled, were interviewed in Jerusalem and the San Francisco Bay area. ...

July 1974

Mental Patients' Perceptions of Illness Etiology

RAYMOND M. WEINSTEIN

Pages:798–802
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.798

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By means of a questionnaire, the author studied hospitalized mental patients' perceptions of the factors contributing to their illness in terms of the economic, family, and social problems they experienced. Childhood problems of all types were reported ...

July 1974

Ego Defense Patterns in Manic-Depressive Illness

STEVEN L. ABLON,
GABRIELLE A. CARLSON, and
FREDERICK K. GOODWIN

Pages:803–807
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.803

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The authors studied ego defense patterns longitudinally in 36 hospitalized manic-depressive patients using the Ego Profile Scale. Hypochondriacal and somatization defense patterns were found to be more prominent in unipolar patients at times of stress, ...

July 1974

Individual Versus Group Aftercare Treatment

MARVIN I. HERZ,
ROBERT L. SPITZER,
MIRIAM GIBBON,
KENNETH GREENSPAN, and
STEPHEN REIBEL

Pages:808–812
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.808

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The authors designed a study to test the relative efficacy of minimal individual contact versus group therapy, given an equal amount of therapist time allocated to each treatment. One hundred forty-four aftercare patients were randomly assigned to either ...

July 1974

Dominance and Sexual Behavior: A Hypothesis

VIRGINIA ABERNETHY

Pages:813–817
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.813

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Primatological, ethnographic, and psychiatric data suggest the hypothesis that male dominance facilitates male-female copulatory behavior while female dominance inhibits it. The author discusses a mother-son pair of rhesus macaques in which two incestuous ...

July 1974

The Antagonism of Amphetamine-Induced Symptomatology by a Neuroleptic

B. ANGRIST,
H. K. LEE, and
S. GERSHON

Pages:817–819
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.817

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A neuroleptic (haloperidol) that, in the doses used, is a specific blocker of dopamine was effective in antagonizing amphetamine-induced symptoms in eight patients. This finding suggests that dopaminergic mechanisms play an important role in amphetamine ...

July 1974

Does Lithium Block the Effects of Amphetamine? A Report of Three Cases

ABRAHAM FLEMENBAUM

Pages:820–821
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.820

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The author presents three case reports supporting the hypothesis that lithium therapy inhibits the effect of amphetamine. He suggests that the pharmacologic mechanisms of action of lithium and amphetamine are directly opposite and that lithium could be ...

July 1974

Applying Principles of Instructional Design to a Medical School Course in Psychiatry

WARNER JOHNSON,
JOHN SNIBBE,
JOHN E. CROWDER,
HARRY ZALL, and
GEORGE H. WOLKON

Pages:822–824
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.822

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Modern principles of instructional design were applied by the authors to an undergraduate medical school course in psychiatry with extremely promising results. The authors presented a description of the program design and instructional techniques to ...

July 1974

Pathological Grief Following Spontaneous Abortion

ROBERT T. CORNEY, and
FREDERICK T. HORTON

Pages:825–827
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.825

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The authors describe a patient who developed acute, disturbing symptoms several months after a spontaneous abortion during early pregnancy. Anamnesis revealed that her symptoms were not the usual symptoms of acute grief but were representative of ...

July 1974

The Questionable Relationship Between Homicides and the Lunar Cycle

ALEX D. POKORNY, and
JOSEPH JACHIMCZYK

Pages:827–829
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.827

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The authors studied 2,494 homicides that occurred in Harris County, Tex. (Houston), over a 14-year period in an effort to confirm a recent study suggesting that homicides are significantly related to phases of the moon. They found no significant ...

July 1974

Feedback on Abortion Consultation

DOUGLAS M. HARPER

Page:830
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.830

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July 1974

Feedback on Abortion Consultation

NATALIE SHAINESS

Pages:830-a–831
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.830-a

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July 1974

Dr. Friedman Replies

CORNELIA MORRISON FRIEDMAN

Page:831
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.831

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July 1974

A Letter to the Editor About a Letter to the Editor About a Letter to the Editor, Etc

Pages:831-a–831
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.831-a

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July 1974

Trophic Effects of Striatal Neuron Denervation

THOMAS HOEPPNER

Pages:831-b–832
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.831-b

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July 1974

Note on a Neglected Classic

ALFRED P. FRENCH

Page:832
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.832

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July 1974

Depression: Episode or Disease?

IRVING M. ROSEN

Pages:832-a–832
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.832-a

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July 1974

Dr. Cole Replies

JONATHAN O. COLE

Pages:832-b–832
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.832-b

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July 1974

Wives of Homosexual Men

KENNETH M. BERC

Pages:832-c–833
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.832-c

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July 1974

Dr. Hatterer Replies

MYRA S. HATTERER

Page:833
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.833

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July 1974

Psychogenic Impotence

I. J. ADATTO

Pages:833-a–833
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.833-a

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July 1974

ABRAHAM FLEMENBAUM

Pages:833-b–833
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.833-b

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July 1974

Dr. Guze Replies

SAMUEL B. GUZE

Pages:833-c–833
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.833-c

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July 1974

Pages:834–841
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.834

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July 1974

Highlights of the 127th Annual Meeting

ROBERT W. GIBSON

Pages:842–844
Published Online:12 February 2015

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.131.7.842

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