Symposium--China and mental health.
Published in Canadian Psychiatric Association journal
An introduction to holistic primal therapy.
Published in Canadian Psychiatric Association journal
Holistic primal therapy is a comprehensive system of therapy where the therapist, while establishing a relationship of trust and mutual respect, acts as a catalyst for regression, the dismantling of defenses and the intensification of feelings. He or she acts as a transference object for the patient but also serves as a model of an ideal parent and...
Effects of antianxiety agents on relaxation training: a preliminary investigation.
Published in Canadian Psychiatric Association journal
The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the effects of certain antianxiety agents, that is, minor tranquilizers, sedatives, and hypnotics, on relaxation training. Twelve inpatients and two outpatients were referred to group relaxation training because of tension-anxiety complaints and underwent three training sessions. Results for ...
Therapeutic trials in tardive dyskinesia.
Published in Canadian Psychiatric Association journal
The search for a treatment of tardive dyskinesia has generally been guided by the putative biochemical mechanisms underlying the extrapyramidal disorders, but no markedly effective treatment has yet been found. The currently postulated mechanism in tardive dyskinesia involves namely an imbalance between the central dopamine-acetylcholine systems wh...
Flight into femininity. The male menopause?
Published in Canadian Psychiatric Association journal
Paranoid psychosis with Ventolin (salbutamol tablets b.p.)
Published in Canadian Psychiatric Association journal
The superior-mesenteric-artery syndrome: cause or complication of anorexia nervosa?
Published in Canadian Psychiatric Association journal
The so-called superior-mesenteric-artery syndrome is not mentioned in psychiatric journals or books. Yet two variations of the condition have been described. In its acute form, it can be mistaken for psychogenic vomiting in anorexic patients, while its chronic intermittent form is readily misdiagnosed as anorexia nervosa. The case report is of a 16...
Criteria for early diagnosis of brain dysfunction.
Published in Canadian Psychiatric Association journal
Ethics and psychiatry.
Published in Canadian Psychiatric Association journal
University students, mental health and development.
Published in Canadian Psychiatric Association journal
University students of the late 1960s and 1970s have been included in a study of factors affecting their mental health and academic functioning in many countries and cultures. Social change and intergenerational conflict were seen to be almost inseparable as social, economic and political concerns involve both students and their countries. Results ...
