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The psychobiology of premenstrual dysphoria: review of theories and treatments
(Elsevier, 1977)
(1) Premenstrual mood changes such as depression, elation, anxiety, hostility and irritability are a common cause of disability in women. (2) The nature of the disorder, the clinical dimensions, the incidence, the psychological ...
A psychodynamic approach to suicide prevention
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Human Sciences Press ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1976-12)
This paper sets forth a new theoretical approach to understanding the psychological etiology of suicide. The theory is demonstrated by an in-depth clinical case example, and its implications for the management of the ...
Castration and reproductive behavior in the paradise fish, Macropodus opercularis (L.) (Osteichthyes: Belontiidae)
(Elsevier, 1977-09)
The effects of castration on male spawning behavior, nestbuilding and fertility were measured in a five day spawning trial with an intact female. Spawning and fertility decreased one week following castration while ...
Is the War on Poverty attacking mental illness?
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Behavioral Publications, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1972-05)
Based on a 2-year study of Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) programs in a large urban center, this paper examines the potential of Community Action Centers for serving low-income clients with emotional problems. The ...
Preentry issues in consultation
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1976-03)
Taste responsiveness, weight loss, and the ponderostat
(Elsevier, 1973-11)
Rats which lost weight due to exercise showed increased acceptance of good tasting food and increased rejection of bad tasting food. This indicates that energy deficit results in heightened taste responsiveness and suggests ...
Gender identity change in a female adolescent transsexual
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1977-07)
Two years of individual and milieu therapy are described of a 141/2-year-old girl who had presented with the persistent request to have a sex-change operation since age 12. Her past history was obtained from her parents ...
Technique for chronic electrode or cannula implantation in decorticate animals
(Elsevier, 1975-06)
A surgical technique is described which enables chronic recording of electrophysiological activity and chemical or electrical stimulation in the decorticated animal. This procedure circumvents the problems of inadequate ...
Impairment in sampling visual stimuli in monkeys with inferotemporal lesions
(Elsevier, 1970-03)
Monkeys with inferotemporal (IT) lesions and their controls, monkeys with partial removal of striate cortex (LS) and unoperated monkeys, were trained to discriminate between two stimulus compounds differing in brightness ...
The temporal structure of reinforcement: An analysis of brain-stimulated reward
(Elsevier, 1979-08)
Adult male Sprague--Dawley rats were implanted with electrodes aimed at the medial forebrain bundle. The electrodes were connected to brushings which permitted chronic electrical self-stimulation. Over time, the rats ...