TREATMENT OF HYPERKINETIC EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN WITH PROLONGED ADMINISTRATION OF CHLORPROMAZINE
| Autor: | Charles A. Peifer, Herbert Freed |
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| Rok vydání: | 1956 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Movement Disorders Home environment Chlorpromazine media_common.quotation_subject Emotions Placebo Psychiatry and Mental health Emotional control medicine Humans Personality Psychological testing Child Psychology Psychiatry After treatment Clinical psychology media_common medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Psychiatry. 113:22-26 |
| ISSN: | 1535-7228 0002-953X |
| Popis: | Twenty-five hyperkinetic, emotionally disturbed children were treated with chlorpromazine for periods lasting from 4 to 16 months. They also served as their own controls by receiving placebo medication for 4 to 6 weeks during some phase of treatment. Response was determined from the following observations: (1) Clinical changes noted by the clinic staff which included the social worker and psychologist as well as the therapist; (2) data from the home environment; (3) reports from the school counselors; (4) changes in the battery of psychological tests done before and after treatment. Improvement in varying degrees was noted in 21 cases—84%, and was marked in 70%. Diminution in hyperactivity was the outstanding phenomenon. Combativeness was reduced considerably. There was definite improvement in willingness to learn. The psychological testing suggested that the learning process was facilitated. Trends toward increased emotional control were evidenced although the basic personality seemed unchanged. The proc... |
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