A group-oriented activity program was introduced on a psychogeriatric ward, and differences
between the experimental ward and three other geriatric wards acting as controls were …

Recently in CMAJ Cape and Valberg outlined the role of the internist in the care of the
elderly (1979; 121: 990-997). Pointing out the special problems the elder-ly present and the …

Although the usefulness of making a formal diagnosis in helping an individual deal with his/her'problems'
continues to be debated in all areas of medicine--" Il n'y a pas de maladies; il n'…

HANS F. REICHENFELD-Birmingham THE PROBLEMS OF ARRANGING training facilities
for general practice in Germany and Austria are very much on the agenda of conferences, …

Although psychiatric illnesses are common occurrences in institutions taking care of the
elderly, admission is seldom preceded by a mental health evaluation and only rarely are there …

… remained undiag¬ nosed after specialist investigation (Reichenfeld 1963). Brandt felt that in15
out of 93 … REICHENFELD remaining four being acute anxiety state in two, and one each of …

Chapters devoted to newer technologies are not nearly so straightforward. To make it easier
for the general reader, the editor has attempted to provide some background information. …

what the patient might be* Afraid of:\The systematic history will then be taken, usingthe
expandedtime scale to note the duration of any symptoms which have been elicited, the figure 0 …

MEDICAL JOURNAL but in whom a diagnosis of pyelonephritis is subsequently established.
It has also been shown that to examine the urinary deposit for white cells in the way they …

Demonstrates how the process of measurement, codification, and classification is necessary
in formulating hypotheses, diagnostic processes, and in the assessment of therapeutic …