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Volume 96, Issue 6

May 1940

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May 1940

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF GROUPING BEHAVIOR IN PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL INJURY BY THE METHOD OF EQUIVALENT AND NON-EQUIVALENT STIMULI

WARD C. HALSTEAD

Pages:1263–1294
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1263

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May 1940

SYPHILIS IN SERUM NEGATIVE FEEBLEMINDED CHILDREN

CLEMENS E. BENDA

Pages:1295–1309
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1295

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If we consider sero-positive reactions in the feebleminded population as indication of congenital syphilis, the percentage of congenital syphilis is very low—less than 2 per cent. This estimate is, however, based on usually one test and it is known that ...

May 1940

ACUTE GENERAL PARESIS

M. HERMAN, and
M. P. ROSENBLUM

Pages:1311–1319
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1311

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The acute onset of general paresis is a dramatic and often catastrophic event in the life of an individual. The initial symptoms have been described as being either a delirium, convulsive seizures, catatonic phenomena, or an acute confusional state. In ...

May 1940

THE LONG-TERM PRISONER

MARVIN SUKOV

Pages:1321–1334
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1321

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May 1940

TUBERCULOSIS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT IN ONTARIO MENTAL HOSPITALS

C. A. WICKS

Pages:1335–1375
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1335

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(1) The tuberculosis mortality rate for patients in the Ontario mental hospitals has shown some tendency to decrease since 1934, yet in 1936, this rate was 14 times as great as that for the Province as a whole. (2) From May 1937 to May 1938, a survey by ...

May 1940

A NOTE ON THE USELESSNESS OF ANALEPTIC DRUGS COMBINED WITH LUMINAL IN THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY

T. T. STONE,
I. FINKELMAN, and
A. J. ARIEFF

Pages:1377–1378
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1377

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None of the drugs studied (benzedrine, coramine, metrazol or ephedrine) was effective in preventing the drowsiness caused by large doses of phenobarbital or bromides in the treatment of epilepsy.

May 1940

PSYCHOSES RESEMBLING SCHIZOPHRENIA OCCURRING WITH EMOTIONAL STRESS AND ENDING IN RECOVERY

HARRY A. PASKIND, and
MEYER BROWN

Pages:1379–1388
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1379

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Five cases are described of a psychosis occurring under emotional stress and ending in recovery. This psychosis resembles schizophrenia at many points and differs from schizophrenia in some aspects, especially in the course. As a possible clarification of ...

May 1940

BIOELECTRIC RESPONSES IN METRAZOL AND INSULIN SHOCK

J. E. GOODWIN,
W. K. KERR, and
F. L. LAWSON

Pages:1389–1405
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1389

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(1) The bioelectric potentials from the brain of the rabbit have been studied during metrazol and insulin shock. Insulin, administered subcutaneously, causes a marked increase in the slow wave activity during the coma stage. Cortical potentials during the ...

May 1940

THE EFFECT OF METRAZOL ADMINISTRATION ON PROLONGED REFUSAL OF FOOD IN THE PSYCHOSES

SERGE ANDROP

Pages:1407–1411
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1407

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1. Four cases are presented in which metrazol therapy was successful in inducing a resumption of eating after prolonged refusal of food. 2. Fear, anxiety and apprehension play a determining role in the treatment with metrazol of obstinate refusal of food ...

May 1940

UNSUCCESSFUL SEX ADJUSTMENT IN MARRIAGE

S. BERNARD WORTIS

Pages:1413–1427
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1413

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May 1940

THE MECHANISM OF FRACTURES OF THE VERTEBRAL BODIES

A. M. RECHTMAN

Pages:1429–1439
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1429

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1. A study of the anatomy and of the practical considerations of the spine shows that fractures of the vertebral bodies are usual at those areas of the spine that are mechanically weak or exposed to the effects of traumatism. 2. Metrazol acts to cause ...

May 1940

MUTISM AND RESISTANCE BEHAVIOR IN PSYCHOTIC PATIENTS

CHESTER W. DARROW, and
ALFRED P. SOLOMON

Pages:1441–1454
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1441

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This paper presents a psychiatric and physiologic study of eight groups of patients. Four groups of communicative patients offer confirmation of the difference in physiologic response associated with resistant and nonresistant behavior. In addition we ...

May 1940

METRAZOL AS A DIAGNOSTIC AID IN EPILEPSY

H. H. GOLDSTEIN, and
J. WEINBERG

Pages:1455–1458
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1455

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Differences of convulsive reactivity are manifested when a stimulating agent to the central nervous system is given to a group of individuals. In 84 patients suffering from functional psychoses and with a standard dose of metrazol used as a stimulant, ...

May 1940

SOME OBSERVATIONS ON ANANCASM

HELEN G. RICHTER

Pages:1459–1467
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1459

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May 1940

Pages:1469–1470
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1469

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May 1940

Pages:1471–1475
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1471

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May 1940

Intelligence and Crime

WINFRED OVERHOLSER

Pages:1476–1477
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1476

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May 1940

Psychobiology and Psychiatry. A Textbook of Normal and Abnormal Human Behavior

ABRAHAM MYERSON

Pages:1477–1479
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1477

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May 1940

The Mechanism of Thought, Imagery, and Hallucination

JOHN G. LYNN

Pages:1479–1481
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1479

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May 1940

The Conceptual Representation and the Measurement of Psychological Forces

PAUL SCHILDER

Pages:1481–1482
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1481

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May 1940

Mental Health Through Education

C. G. STOGDILL

Pages:1482–1483
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1482

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May 1940

Explorations in Personality

W. LINE

Pages:1483–1485
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1483

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May 1940

Man Against Himself

C. W. M. HART

Pages:1485–1486
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1485

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May 1940

Directory of Medical Specialists Certified by American Boards

C B. F.

Pages:1486–1487
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https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1486

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May 1940

HENRY JOHNS BERKLEY

W. R. D.

Pages:1488–1489
Published Online:1 April 2006

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.96.6.1488

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