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3 J. Psychiatry & L. [i] (1975)

handle is hein.journals/jpsych3 and id is 1 raw text is: SPRING 1975 THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND LAW I Notes on Contributors 3 Editors' Page Dismemberment Murder: In Search of the Object 7 Two cases of dismemberment murders are presented in detail. A blending of Freudian and Jungian understanding as applied to these cases helps to shed light on the motivation for such acts. JAY E. HARRIS, M.D. AND ANNELIESE A. PONTIUS, M.D. Disproportionate Disability: The Freud-Charcot Syndrome Rediscovered 25 A special group of patients evaluated for workmen's compensation were found to suffer from catastrophic disability though having minimal physical impairment. A specific cognitive limitation was discovered leaving these patients especially vulnerable to chronic psychological disorganization. HARLEY C. SHANDS, M.D. AND JAMES D. MELTZER. PH.D. The Conflict and Reconciliation of the Ethical Interests of Therapist and Patient 39 Professor Foster highlights the increasingly disturbing ethical problems confronting psychiatrists in their relationship with patients. In this connection he focuses on four major issues of profound importance: (1) human experimentation; (2) informed consent; (3) confidentiality and privilege; (4) the professional obligation to exercise due care. PROFESSOR HENRY H. FOSTER.'JR. Oak Ridge Patients: Prerelease Characteristics and Postrelease Adjustment 63 Patients released from a maximum security institution after being .found unfit to stand trial because of insanity were compared to other groups of prisoners without psychotic designation over a 39-month period. A very important finding emerged concerning the psychotic prisoner's recidivism and dangerousness. VERNON L. QUINSEY, PH.D.. MANFRED PRUESSE. PH.D. AND ROBERT FERNLEY

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