[The clinicopsychological and therapeutic significance in the depression-pain relationship]. / Semnificatii clinico-psihologice si terapeutice în relatia depresie-durere.

The frequency of depression-pain association, gives the authors the opportunity of evaluating the actual pattern of managing pain according to its sensory-discriminatory, affective-emotional, cognitive and behavioral features. The neurophysiologic, affective and psychologic factors generally correlate in the induction and evolution of pain, being dependent on the individual reactivity environmental and socio-cultural relations. The efficacy of antidepressive drugs in the therapy of pain, explained by their action on the serotoninergic systems, advocates the clinical relationship depression-pain, but also their analgesic properties independent from the thymoanaleptic effect. The results of the clinical essays the authors have carried on some antidepressants (Imipramine, Amitryptyline, Mianserine, Maprotyline) evidenced their effect on the various forms of manifestation and localizations of pain complains. The amelioration of pain, certified by the use in dynamics of Hamilton's depression scale, occurs earlier than the improvement of depressive symptoms, thus attesting the analgesic properties of the antidepressants. The preservation and merging of these effects during the investigation interval, at the same time with an improvement in the depressive symptoms support the clinical correlation depression-pain, emphasizing the complex character of the algopathic syndrome, both somatically and mentally.

Psychopathological relationships in depressive illness.

The evolution of the clinical concepts regarding depressive syndromes underlines the need for correlating the epidemiological, clinical and etiopathogenic data for elaborating the classification, quantification and psychopathologic assessment systems. The psychological investigation, complementary to clinical examination and adapted to patient's subjective condition, requires an improvement of its methods in view of bringing more information necessary for stating the differential psychodiagnosis and for a proper psychotherapy. The analysis of motivations and the psychopathologic relationships in the depressive states render evident the factorial complexity and the need of a clinical, psychological, genetic, biochemical, experimental and therapeutic approach. Thus, a bio-medical and psychotherapeutic approach will improve the clinical research and psychopathologic assessment. The psychodiagnosis and psychotherapy, as elements of clinical care, make possible the clearing up of the therapeutic possibilities in the complex approach of personality, promoting the psychoprotective comprehension and the state of mental health.

Etio-pathogenic views on transsexualisms (TS).

Starting from the analysis of six cases of transsexualism (TS) the authors performed complex investigations of all sex levels and identified primary T.S. (disturbances of sexual differentiation), secondary TS (sexual perversions, sexopathy). This distinction appears to the authors as unavoidable for ethico-pathological and legal drive in view of the implications of T.S.--implications able to be analysed from standpoint.

[Biological markers in the precise diagnosis of chronic alcoholic intoxication--the significance of blood changes]. / Markeri biologici în precizarea diagnosticului intoxicatiilor etilice cronice--semnificatia unor perturbari sanguine.

The frequency of some blood disturbances during chronic alcoholism determined us to extend the biological investigations of alcohol abuse effects on blood figurated elements and hemostasis. The investigation of some series of alcohol addicts revealed clear-cut differences, directly proportional with the quantity and length of intoxication. The obtained results certify a disordered hemostasis, insufficiently elucidated as a possible biological cause of alcoholic states, manifested by alterations of some humoral elements in various forms of chronic alcoholism with mental disturbances.

[The social aspect within the dimensions and exigencies of contemporary psychiatry]. / Socialul în dimensiunea si exigentele psihiatriei contemporane.

The social psychiatry is a necessary medical dimension in our contemporary world. The analysis of the concepts fundamenting the social psychiatry draws the attention upon certain different considerations regarding its value, limits and methods of medical care delivery. In this respect the author comments on the contribution brought about by the School of Psychiatry of "Socola" in the sequel of several periods of time according to certain social mutations and the dynamics of health status of population. The author analyses within this context his own contribution to the competence of contemporary relational psychiatry for the present day problems of mental health and inherently the level and the forms of participation of population according to its structure and community motivations.

[The dispensary care of mental diseases with a long-term evolution]. / Consideratii privind dispensarizarea bolilor psihice cu evolutie indelungata.

It is the authors belief that mental diseases follow-up is essential for the outpatient care and a requisite to inpatient care. The 5-year follow up of group of patients with longstanding mental diseases is analysed from the viewpoint of nosological groups prevalence, age and sex distribution, family and professional integration and type of care. The study in dynamics of the incidence and prevalence shows an increase of followed up cases and underlines the usefulness of follow up actions in estimating both the morbidity and the possibilities of prophylactic and curative actions.

[The significance of the anxiety factor in neurotiform-depressive states]. / Ponderea factorului de anxietate în starile nevrotiform-depresive.

As part of the clinical psychological investigations, tests were used for determining the share of anxiety factor in the neurotiform-depressive states. The constituent elements of anxiety factors are discussed, those which might have significance being outlined. The authors plead for the use of insight therapy, as part of the complex clinical treatment, in those cases where the performed tests indicate the likelihood of a good response to such a therapy.

Sociopathy: genesis and development.

A complex study of a sample of 1,029 children and young people cared for in orphanages revealed the increased incidence of the disorders of behaviour in these categories (33%) with great difficulties of post-school integration (70%). Factors like: affective frustration, noxious family climate intellectual handicap, socializing defect, school failure, etc. are deeply involved in the genesis of juvenile maladjustment and it further on can be found within the nucleus of the sociopathic personality and in adult's deviance.

[The concept of depression--its historical development]. / Conceptul de depresie--dezvoltare istoricaa.

The authors review the historical development of the concept of "depression" and the terminology used by psychiatrists in the description and limitation of various forms of depression. They bring into relief the contribution brought about by the authors who delineated and classified the syndromes of depression, constituting in this way the historical evolution of the concept of depression.

[A glossary of the terms used in psychoanalysis]. / Glosar de termeni utilizati în psihanaliza.

The psychoanalytic direction in psychopathology is considered to be necessary as an explanation of concept and methodology for the medical training concerning the study and the care of mental diseases. Irrespective of certain controverted opinions on the fund of concepts of psychoanalysis the consideration of a strict terminology belonging to this direction is necessary. In this respect a concise explanation of the meanings of a set of terms in the comments on some psychopathological states is useful.