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Volume 38, Issue 3

July 1984

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Editorial

July 1984

Stanley Lesse, M.D.

Pages:317–318
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.317

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Articles

July 1984

Aphorisms of Suicide and Some Implications for Psychotherapy

Edwin S. Shneidman, Ph.D.

Pages:319–328
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.319

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The author proposes twenty aphorisms—essential truths—about suicide. From these, some theoretical implications about the psychological nature of suicide as well as some practical implications for psychotherapy with highly lethal individuals are derived. ...

July 1984

Genetic Factors in Depression and Suicide

John D. Rainer, M.D.

Pages:329–340
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.329

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Not all depressed patients attempt suicide, and not all suicidal persons are depressed. Genetic investigations have tried to determine whether suicide has a biological basis independent of depression. Such an approach illustrates some of the important ...

July 1984

The Prediction of Suicide: Why Is It so Difficult?

George E. Murphy, M.D.

Pages:341–349
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.341

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Efforts to develop patient profiles predicting future suicide fall prey to an inexorable constraint in the statistical properties of rare events: they identify unacceptably large numbers of false positives. Clinical recognition of persons at increased ...

July 1984

Adolescent Suicide: An Overview

Howard S. Sudak, M.D.,
Amasa B. Ford, M.D.,
Norman B. Rushforth, Ph.D.

Pages:350–363
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.350

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The authors review studies related to the cause, diagnosis, and treatment of suicide in adolescents and young adults. The two- to three-fold increase in suicide rates for these groups over the past 25 years is examined from epidemiological, individual, ...

July 1984

Modalities of Treatment for Suicidal Children: An Overview of the Literature on Current Practice

Cynthia R. Pfeffer, M.D.

Pages:364–372
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.364

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Childhood suicidal behavior requires a multimodal treatment approach that involves individual, family, environmental, and psychopharmacological interventions. The best therapeutic outcome evolves when these modalities are used in combination. Personal ...

July 1984

Attempted Suicide in Manic-Depressive Disorder

Ngaere Goldring, Ph.D.,
Ronald R. Fieve, M.D.

Pages:373–383
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.373

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Self-report of past suicide attempts was studied in 123 affectively ill outpatients The highest frequency of attempts was found in bipolar women with a history of hospitalization for depression and outpatient treatment for hypomania (BP II), confiming ...

July 1984

The Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Suicidal Patients

Fred H. Frankel, M.B.Ch.B., D.P.M.

Pages:384–391
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.384

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ECT is valuable in the treatment of appropriately selected cases of suicidal behavior. These are patients with major affective illness. The suicidal threats and concerns of patients with personality disorders are not likely to respond to ECT except in the ...

July 1984

Psychotherapists as Suicide Survivors

Leonard S. Goldstein, M.D.,
Paul A. Buongiorno, M.D.

Pages:392–398
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.392

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After reviewing the literature on the effects of a patient’s suicide on the treating psychotherapists, we surveyed twenty colleagues who had to deal with such an occurrence. We found that the psychotherapist, as suicide survivor, incorporates this ...

July 1984

Outpatient Management of the Suicidal Child

Lillian H. Robinson, M.D.

Pages:399–412
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.399

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Suicidal children often can be managed without hospitalization. Work with parents is necessary to alter precipitating environmental conditions. Psychotherapy is indicated for the suicidal children who need help in altering aggressive responses to ...

July 1984

An Integrated Approach to the Treatment of Panic Disorder

Randy Roberts, Ph.D.

Pages:413–430
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.413

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Recent research indicates that panic disorder can be differentiated from other disorders of the anxiety spectrum on psychological and biological dimensions. Traditional theories of psychopathology are unable to account for these data. A framework in which ...

July 1984

Perspectives on Rehabilitative and Educative-Developmental Psychotherapy

David A. Adler, M.D.

Pages:431–444
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.431

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In order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of psychotherapy two approaches to psychotherapy are explored. The goals of treatment, the therapist/patient role relationship, and treatment techniques are delineated and illustrated by use of case ...

July 1984

Themes of Mistrust and the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Vietnam Veterans

Hillel Glover, M.D.

Pages:445–452
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.445

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Mistrust is a frequent attitude noted in Vietnam veterans. Three major factors that contribute to this attitude are described. They are: the realities of the war, the many negative responses of society to these men, and the vulnerability of soldiers in ...

July 1984

Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy

Page:466
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https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.466

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Book Review

July 1984

Comprehensive Handbook of Psychopathology

Stanley Lesse, M.D.

Page:453
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.453

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July 1984

Women’s Sexual Experience

Natalie Shainess, M.D.

Pages:453–454
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.453a

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July 1984

The Tyranny of Magical Thinking

Marvin L. Blumberg, M.D.

Pages:454–455
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.454

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July 1984

Mind or Body: Distinguishing Psychological from Organic Disorders

Arthur Sinkman, M.D.

Pages:455–456
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.455

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July 1984

Signs and Symptoms in Psychiatry

Gerard Chrzanowski, M.D.

Pages:456–458
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.456

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July 1984

Family Therapy in Schizophrenia

Stephen Lerner, Ph.D.

Pages:458–459
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.458

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July 1984

Lifelines: Clinical Perspectives on Suicide

Herbert Waltzer, M.D.

Page:459
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.459

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July 1984

Achievement and Achievement Motives: Psychological and Sociological Approaches

Joseph A. Flaherty, M.D.

Pages:459–461
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.459a

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July 1984

Eclectic Psychotherapy: A Systematic Approach

Lee Hyer, Ed.D.

Pages:461–462
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.461

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July 1984

Working Through Narcissism: Treating Its Sadomasochistic Structure

Jonathan Cohen, M.D.

Pages:462–464
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.462

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July 1984

The Sibling Bond

Robert A. Ravich, M.D.

Pages:464–465
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.464

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Abstracts

July 1984

Abstracts of Forthcoming Articles

Pages:467–468
Published Online:30 April 2018

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1984.38.3.467

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