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Letters To The Editor

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Letter to the Editor, Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 10, Number 1, 1992.

Perspectives On The Mind, S. Nassir Ghaemi, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHIATRY, AND NEUROSCIENCE: THREE APPROACHES TO THE MIND

Edward M. Hundert

Clarendon Press: Oxford, 1989

$19.95

313 pages

Learning Cognitive Therapy, A.J. Allen, M.D., Ph.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COGNITIVE THERAPY

Dean Schuyler, M.D.

W.W. Norton, 1991

$22.95

153 pages

Goodbye, Steven M. Sokoll, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

SAYING GOODBYE. A CASEBOOK OF TERMINATION IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT ANALYSIS AND THERAPY

Edited by Anita G. Schmuckler, D.O.

Hillsdale, NJ. The Analytic Press, 1991

$42.95

377 pages

Rethinking The Oedipus Complex, Daniel B. Block, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

SON AND FATHER: BEFORE AND BEYOND THE OEDIPUS COMPLEX

Peter Bios, Ph.D.

Free Press, New York, 1985

$27.95

186 pages

Dynamic Insight Into Psychoanalysis, Melinda Fudge, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

THE USE OF THE SELF: COUNTERTRANSFERENCE AND COMMUNICATION IN THE ANALYTIC SITUATION

Theodore J. Jacobs, M.D.

International Universities Press, Inc., 1991

$40.00

237 pages

Evaluation And Treatment Of Demented Elderly, Barry Rovner, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

There are currently 27 million people over 65 in the United States and this number will double in the next 50 years. This will confront psychiatrists and other physicians with the care of many elderly patients with dementia. These patients will often require hospitalization when ill because their mental, physical, and social functioning tends to break down at once, overwhelming families and outpatient physicians. Once hospitalized, they require accurate diagnoses, multidisciplinary care, and planning for rehabilitation from the on set of the hospitalization. However, dementia is often undiagnosed and untreated in university hospitals as well as in primary care clinics …

The Mysterious Pathologic Process Of Autistic Disorder, Clyde Sheehan, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

This is a condensed literature review of current etiological and treatment findings in autism. Numerous studies examining autistic individuals for a biological marker have been performed with renewed interest over the past several years. Biochemical studies have revealed excessive amounts of serotonin, dopamine and opiods in marry autistics. Reductions in self injurious behaviors, aggressiveness, hyperactivity and stereotypies in patients on medications targeting these specific receptor sites have been documented. Though genetic studies indicate a significant contribution to the transmission of autism, the final common etiological pathway remain unknown.

Psychiatric Interventions With Burned Children, Ravi Bhalla, M.D., Diane Kaufman, M.D., Diane Schrier, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

This paper reviews the literature and identifies etiologic and management factors in the care of the burned child. It was provoked by direct involvement with two sisters, seriously burned under similar circumstances, each at age two. Their suffering is shared by approximately 500,000 children each year. Despite the enormity of the problem, psychological evaluation and treatment interventions are still not routinely incorporated into the care of these children and their caregivers. The authors hope to encourage psychiatrists and other mental health professionals to become more involved in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and clinical investigation of the burned child.

The Syndrome Of Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion In Psychiatric Patients, Kathleen Crapanzano, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

The syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is a common medical illness which has many etiologies-some of which are particular to psychiatric patients. This review will discuss the diagnosis of SIADH and then the various etiologies for its development with emphasis on those which are more relevant to psychiatric patients. Future research will be directed to a further understanding of this disorder, as well as to treatment options to decrease the significant morbidity associated with this condition.

Domperidone For Drug-Induced Orthostatic Hypotension-A Review, Daniel E. Mcdonald, M.D., Raymond W. Lam, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C)

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Drug-induced orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common side effect of heterocyclic and MAOI antidepressant medications. It usually does not respond to conservative treatment and drug treatments with mineralocorticoids or central dopaminergic antagonists such as metoclopramide have significant long-term side effects that limit their use. Domperidone, a peripherally acting dopaminergic antagonist with few side effects, has been used in a number of small clinical trials to treat OH of various etiologies. We reviewed 9 studies of domperidone in the treatment of OH. Although limited by small sample sizes and poor design, these studies generally showed successful treatment of OH by domperidone. …

Delusional Misidentification Syndromes, Zeljko Jocic, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Delusional misidentification syndromes are reviewed by their phenomenology, epidemiology, clinical characteristics, associated clinical findings, etiological theories, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment. Related neuropsychiatric syndromes are described and distinctions between them and delusional misidentification syndromes addressed. Current psychological and biologic-cognitive theories are briefly discussed. These peculiar phenomena are probably more frequent than previously thought, if they are specifically sought and recognized. Organic factors play a definitive role in their occurrence and two brain regions frontal and temporal, are presumably dysfunctional.

Mead Johnson Award

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

The Mead Johnson Award has been established to honor the best paper submitted during each calendar year to The Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry: A Resident Publication. An award of one thousand dollars is given to the chosen author, with an additional one thousand dollars to be given to the residency program or fellowship in which the author is enrolled. The winning submission will be selected by the Journal's editorial board from manuscripts submitted on any subject related to psychiatric practice and/or research.

Editor's Column, Patricia M. Ferrie, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

As the editor of the Journal I find it challenging to oversee publication in many different areas of psychiatry. From cognitive therapy to consultation for the treatment of burned children I know, or quickly learn the more intricate details of the field. In compiling this issue, I was particularly struck by the number of articles focusing on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, an area of our field to which I have had limited exposure in my first two years of training.

Editorial Staff

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Editorial Board for Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 10, Number 1, 1992.

About The Authors

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

About the Authors, Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 9, Number 2, 1991.

Letters To The Editor

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Letter to the Editor, Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 9, Number 2, 1991.

First The Body, Then The Mind, Sandra M. Zebrowski, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

ADULT ANALYSIS AND CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE

Edited by Howard B. Levine

The Analytic Press 1990, Hardcover, 231 pp, $29.95

Assault On Childhood, Noah D. Freedman, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

INCEST-RELATED SYNDROMES OF ADULT PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Edited by Richard P. Klufr , M.D.

Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press

1990, Hardcover, 308 pages, $32.00

The Psychoanalysis Of Incest, Doris Mirowski, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

THE TRAUMA OF TRANSGRESSION. PSYCHOTHERAPY OF INCEST VICTIMS

Selma Kramer , M.D. and Salman Akhtar, M.D.,

Editors Jason Aron son Inc.

1991, $27.50, 186 Pages.