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The Therapist Variable

The Therapist Variable RICHARD I. SHADER M.D. 1 , LESTER GRINSPOON M.D. 2 , JEROLD S. HARMATZ 3 , , and JACK R. EWALT M.D. 4 1 Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Associate Director of Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 2 Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Director of Psychiatry (Research), Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 3 Research Psychologist, Harvard Medical School, Research Psychologist, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 4 Bullard Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Superintendent, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 Therapists who participated in previous active drug-placebo studies of chronic and acute schizophrenics were rated on the Whitehorn-Betz A-B scale. The ratings were then related to treatment outcome. Patients who had been treated with phenothiazines and by Type A (verbal-intellectual) therapists improved more than those treated with placebo and by Type B (practical-mechanical) therapists, although the results were not statistically significant. The authors stress the importance of further research in this area. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Psychiatry American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)

The Therapist Variable

American Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 127 (8): 1009 – Feb 1, 1971

Abstract

RICHARD I. SHADER M.D. 1 , LESTER GRINSPOON M.D. 2 , JEROLD S. HARMATZ 3 , , and JACK R. EWALT M.D. 4 1 Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Associate Director of Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 2 Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Director of Psychiatry (Research), Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 3 Research Psychologist, Harvard Medical School, Research Psychologist, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 4 Bullard Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Superintendent, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 Therapists who participated in previous active drug-placebo studies of chronic and acute schizophrenics were rated on the Whitehorn-Betz A-B scale. The ratings were then related to treatment outcome. Patients who had been treated with phenothiazines and by Type A (verbal-intellectual) therapists improved more than those treated with placebo and by Type B (practical-mechanical) therapists, although the results were not statistically significant. The authors stress the importance of further research in this area.

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American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)
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Copyright © 1971 American Psychiatric Association. All rights reserved.
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0002-953X
DOI
10.1176/appi.ajp.127.8.1009
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Abstract

RICHARD I. SHADER M.D. 1 , LESTER GRINSPOON M.D. 2 , JEROLD S. HARMATZ 3 , , and JACK R. EWALT M.D. 4 1 Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Associate Director of Psychiatry, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 2 Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Director of Psychiatry (Research), Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 3 Research Psychologist, Harvard Medical School, Research Psychologist, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 4 Bullard Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Superintendent, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, 74 Fenwood Rd., Boston, Mass. 02115 Therapists who participated in previous active drug-placebo studies of chronic and acute schizophrenics were rated on the Whitehorn-Betz A-B scale. The ratings were then related to treatment outcome. Patients who had been treated with phenothiazines and by Type A (verbal-intellectual) therapists improved more than those treated with placebo and by Type B (practical-mechanical) therapists, although the results were not statistically significant. The authors stress the importance of further research in this area.

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American Journal of PsychiatryAmerican Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal)

Published: Feb 1, 1971

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