Elkins Park Research Articles

Research in Progress

Research in Progress by Mary Ellen Chijioke Several scholars are studying Quakerrelations withNativeAmericans inthelate eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Robert S. Cox (220 Bloomingdale Ave., Wayne, PA 19087), Curator at the American Philosophical Society, is conducting research fora book on Quaker missions to the Indians, 1 790-1 8 1 5. Jill Kinney (273 Cypress St., Apt. 3, Rochester NY 14620), doctoral student at the University of Rochester, is studying the witchcraft accusations and executions related to Handsome Lake's prophecy of 1799. Pam Sullivan (1396 Joshua Tree Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635), graduate student in American Literature at the University of Arizona, is reviewing early primers and other educational books for the origins and use of Handsome Lake's story on "How America Was Discovered." James Driscoll, ofthe Queens Historical Society (143-35 37th Ave,, Flushing, NY 1 1358) is using records of Friends in Flushing and New York for his study of the abolition of slavery on Long Island. Richard Allen, Senior Lecturer in History at Trinity College, University of Wales (College Rd., Carmarthen, Wales SA31 3EP, Britain), is continuing his studies of Caribbean and Welsh Friends with the use of American and Caribbean Quaker records. Douglas J. Newton of the University of Western Sydney (P.O. Box 555, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, Australia) has been paying particular attention to the work of American Quaker William I. Hull as he does the research for a book entitled '"A Lasting Peace' : British Radicals and the Search for a Negotiated Peace with Germany During the First World War." Timothy J. Cunningham (7612 Woodlawn Ave., Elkins Park, PA 19027), graduate student in History at Villanova University, is studying Quaker and pacifist influence on U.S. foreign policy before World War II. Michele Lise Tarter (3 S. Main St., #4, Historic Fallsington, PA 19054), Assistant Professor at the College ofNew Jersey, is continuing her study ofearly Quaker women by examining their diaries and prophesying in America. Susanna Calkins (calkins@omni.cc.purdue.edu), has a Purdue Research Fellowship for her doctoral dissertation in History at Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN 47907), "Pamphlets and Prophesies: Political Culture and English Quaker Women, 1650— 1700." Her work focuses on five seventeenth-century Quaker women: Esther Biddle, Elizabeth Hooton, Joan Vokins, Joan Whitrowe, and Ann Docwra. Kirilka Stavreva (1510 Muscatine Ave., Iowa City, IA 52240), Associate Professor of English at St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, has a faculty development grant for her research on "home" and seventeenth-century Quaker women. Two scholars are looking at the different aspects of the Quaker mystical experience. Forher doctoral research in History at the University ofDelaware, Ann Kirschner(23 Chatham Rd., Ardmore, PA 19003), is doing a cross-denominational study, including Quakers, on the relevance ofdreams and visions to religious life 76Quaker History ofthe eighteenth andearly nineteenth centuries. RosalindT. Zuses (233 Ashton Rd., Ashton, MD 20861) has been studying healing in Quaker history. In biographical studies, Christopher Densmore (67 Randwood Drive, Getzville, NY 14068) University Archivist at the University ofBuffalo, is writing a book on Timothy Rogers (ca. 1756-1 820), a Quaker from New York, Vermont, and Upper Canada. Shelley King, Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Queen's University (Kingston, ONT K7L 3W6), has been leading a team to study the letters and papers of Amelia Opie. Despite their rarity, two Quaker artists are the subjects of current research. Barbara Karsky, Professor at the Université Paris VII (40 rue Chariot, Paris 75003, France), is studying the correspondence of Benjamin West. Robert Tochia (1604 Arcadia Drive #209, Jacksonville, FL 32207), Professor of Art History at the University ofNorth Florida, is studying the work ofCharles Lewis Fussell (18401909 ), as well as the Old Alms House in Philadelphia. Steven C. Harper (2 Saucon Village, #122, Bethlehem, PA 18015), doctoral candidate at Lehigh University, is doing his dissertation on property holding and land settlement and their consequences in Bucks and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, 1600-1763. Also in local history, Liam Riordan (149 Fountain St., Bangor, ME 04401), ofthe University ofMaine, is writing a history ofBurlington, New Jersey, 1770-1830. Leslie B. Potter (56 N. Pennell Rd, P.O. Box 16, Glen Mills, PA 19342-0016) is using records ofQuakers living in the...

Healing the Healer: The Addicted Physician

Back to table of contents Previous article Next article Book ReviewFull AccessHealing the Healer: The Addicted PhysicianCharles Giannasio, M.D.Charles GiannasioSearch for more papers by this author, M.D.Published Online:1 Feb 2000https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.51.2.263AboutSectionsView EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail There is much to commend in Healing the Healer: The Addicted Physician. The authors have extensive experience in managing recovery programs for addicted physicians. However, it is necessary to alert readers to the dismissive attitude toward the psychiatric profession and the odd, virtually phobic handling of the concept of psychopathology found in these pages.The authors condemn the psychiatric literature for treating substance dependence "as a symptom of an underlying psychopathology," although this view is no longer held. To develop this idea demonstrates confusion between etiology and phenomenology. Psychopathology can have a variety of etiologies. In a section addressing "addictive personality," the authors assert that "these personalities are not an indication of some underlying psychopathology, but are part of the process of the disease of chemical dependency. These personalities are variable and tend toward problems with anxiety, impulsiveness, and poor self-esteem." Anxiety is defined as "heightened sensitivity to the addict's environment." In a section on risk factors, "stress diathesis" and "narcissism and other character deficits" are cited as part of the addictive process.A detailed rebuttal is beyond the scope of this review. Assuming that all the psychological phenomena mentioned have as their etiology the addictive process, as the authors posit, phenomenonologically they are still psychopathology. Ignoring the management of the addictive disorder while pursuing a psychotherapeutic or psychopharmacologic approach, or both, has led to poor outcomes. Managing the addictive disorder and ignoring psychotherapeutic or psychopharmacological approaches is no wiser a course.Understandably, the authors believe that psychiatrists have sometimes failed to help addicted people, as this population has not always been served well by physicians in general, not just by psychiatrists. However, when addiction psychiatry, especially in the context of assessing and treating dual diagnosis patients, is not mentioned, the omission is jarring. The claim that the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) is an "arm" of the American Medical Association (AMA) leads the reader to conclude that ASAM developed from within AMA and functions as its agent, which is misleading. ASAM developed independently and became associated with AMA.In the remainder of the book, the authors present a comprehensive approach to the identification and management of the addicted physician. Topics covered include interventions to move the resistant physician-addict into treatment, the reasons for relapse and ways to avoid it, and the difficulties of the medical marriage and recovery from chemical dependency, as well as the particular problems faced by women physicians.Healing the Healer will be useful to both experienced and inexperienced clinicians working with addicted physicians. However, in the areas of emotional conflict and dual diagnosis, the reader must look elsewhere.Dr. Giannasio is in private practice specializing in addiction psychiatry and psychoanalysis in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.by Daniel H. Angres, M.D., G. Douglas Talbott, M.D., and Kathy Bettinardi-Angres, M.S., R.N.; Madison, Connecticut, Psychosocial Press, 1998, 231 pages, $32.50 FiguresReferencesCited byDetailsCited byNone Volume 51Issue 2 February 2000Pages 263-263 Metrics History Published online 1 February 2000 Published in print 1 February 2000

Reviews : The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative: The Whole Story

Any reviews, ratings, or reports contained in this column are intended solely for the use of our readers. These reviews, ratings, or reports may not be used in advertising or for any other commercial purpose, unless prior written consent is obtained from the Interna tional Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA). ILCA will take all available measures to prevent the unauthorized commercial use of its materials, its name, or the name of the Journal of Human Lactation. Readers interested in writing book reviews should contact Nicole Bernshaw, Book Review Editor, 5878 S. Country Hills Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84118 USA. Readers interested in writing film/ video reviews should contact Nikki Lee, 230 East Church Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027 USA. These Editors also should be informed of books and audio-visual materials relevant to JHL readers.

Original papers: A combination horizontal/vertical prism bar A precisely calibrated tool for use in front of one eye

The authors used an optical bench to investigate calibration and errors from improper positioning of prism bars manufactured by R.O. Gulden and Luneau. They urged Gulden to redesign its prism bars to be used back-to-back in front of one eye. The horizontal bar is held with its flat face posteriorly within a channel on the flat face of the vertical bar; the interface is positioned perpendicular to the direction of the fixation object, which demands that the horizontal prism bar be calibrated in the frontal plane position and the vertical bar in the Prentice position. Analysis of calibration demonstrated that Gulden's new combination horizontal/vertical prism bar can be used without significant error (within + 0.5δ of labelled values). Gulden's old vertical prism bar is also calibrated in the Prentice position. Luneau's horizontal and vertical prism bars are calibrated close to the frontal plane position (within +1.0δ and +0.4δ respectively). Improper positioning demonstrated an increasing error with larger prisms. Luneau's 25δ segment measured 27.8δ in the Prentice position, the 40δ segment 67.5δ. The 25δ segment of Gulden's new and old vertical prism bars measured 23.25δ in the frontal plane position. Gulden's vertical prism bars should always be held with the flat surface toward the examiner. Luneau's horizontal and vertical prism bars should be held one in front of each eye when used simultaneously; thus, neither eye is looking directly at the fixation object and defining primary and secondary deviations is not possible. The combination horizontal/vertical prism bar is manufactured by Gulden Ophthalmics, 225 Cadwalader Avenue, Elkins Park, PA 19117-2097. The Luneau prism bars are manufactured by Luneau Ophtalmologie, B.P. 252, 28005 Chartres Cedex, France. The authors have no proprietary or financial interest in these products or in the companies involved.

Employee family programs pay off in lower absenteeism, higher retention

Employment Relations TodayVolume 18, Issue 2 p. 143-148 New Idea Employee family programs pay off in lower absenteeism, higher retention Durward M. Rushforth, Durward M. Rushforth Durward M. Rushforth is vice president of Educational Publications, Inc. (EPI), an Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, corporation. He heads the Washington, D.C., office of EPI, which specializes in corporate and military family programs.Search for more papers by this author Durward M. Rushforth, Durward M. Rushforth Durward M. Rushforth is vice president of Educational Publications, Inc. (EPI), an Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, corporation. He heads the Washington, D.C., office of EPI, which specializes in corporate and military family programs.Search for more papers by this author First published: Summer 1991 https://doi.org/10.1002/ert.3910180203Citations: 1 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume18, Issue2Summer 1991Pages 143-148 RelatedInformation

Friendships Among the Elderly

Journal Article Friendships Among the Elderly Get access One More Winter (Encore un Hiver), 16mm/15 min/black and white/French with English subtitles/1976. Distributor, Films, Incorporated, 1144 WiImette Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091; 800/323-4222. Sale $290, rental $45.Golden Age, 16mm/20 min/color/1980. Distributor, Division of Film and Television, Film Distribution Center, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0111; 213/743-2238. Sale $275, rental $20. Mary Margaret Kelly, MA, Mary Margaret Kelly, MA Audiovisual Editor Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Dale Jacobs, MA Dale Jacobs, MA Administrator Township Manor Nursing Center265 E. Township Line Road Elkins Park, PA 19117 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar The Gerontologist, Volume 23, Issue 4, August 1983, Pages 444–445, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/23.4.444 Published: 01 August 1983

Responses of National Park Elk to Human Activity

Responses of Rocky Mountain National Park elk (Cervus canadensis) to human activities were quantified in autumn 1974 and winter-spring 1975. During autumn, numbers of elk seen, rates of bugling, times of arrival and departure of elk to and from meadows, and harem bulls' activities were analyzed for relationships with traffic volume and tourist activities. Results suggested small effects of traffic volume upon elk, but no trends were statistically significant. People approaching animals off roads usually caused elk to leave open areas. Harassing elk in 2 meadows on alternate weeks during winter and spring did not affect their distribution or observability on winter ranges. Elk made greater use of areas near roads as the winter-spring study progressed, suggesting slight avoidance of roads when forage was more abundant earlier in winter. Wintering elk often used a residential area at night when human encounters were During winter and spring, elk were approached significantly closer during darkness with artificial lights than during daylight. These elk, which experienced little or no hunting, were very visible and were disturbed little, if any, by normal on-road visitor activities. J. WILDL. MANAGE. 42(1):91-100 Elk are frequently seen during autumn, winter, and spring in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, where visitors make special efforts to observe and photograph them. Effects of this increasing pastime on behavior and ultimately on the physical condition of elk in the Park are unknown. Objectives of this study were to quantify effects of human activity and intentional harassment upon observability, movements, and behavior of Park elk during the rutting period and when elk are concentrated on winter-spring ranges. Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park have increased since 49 were reintroduced in 1913-1914. By 1943, concern for effects on ranges stimulated initiation of direct population control. This program was discontinued in 1945 due to public disfavor (Guse 1966). Controlled hunting by Park staff was resumed in 1949 and continued until 1962 when increasing public disfavor again prompted a halt (Gill 1967). Reduction programs encouraged elk to migrate out of the Park and harassing actions kept the animals scattered, thereby alleviating range damage in concentration areas, at least near roads (Broman 1954). Elk were comparatively difficult to observe during the early and middle 1960's, apparently because they were accustomed to being fired upon within the Park during earlier controlled hunts. Elk on open meadows usually fled into surrounding forest if approached by a vehicle. Elk seemed more observable in 1975, though no data are available for comparison. The 1975 estimate of elk wintering in Rocky Mountain National Park was 600 to 700 animals (David Stevens, Park Biologist, personal communication). Most studies of effects of human disturbance on ungulates have involved hunted populations. Geist (1971) stated that, Mammals learn to minimize encounters with humans if harassed enough, by reducing activity to areas, habitats and times of day where encounters with humans are minimal. He suggested that harassment led to increased energy expenditures and was most damaging when animals were in poor condition and (Geist 1970) when the disturbance was frequent and unpredictable. Others studying effects of human activity on ungulates have noted effects upon physical condition, disease and reproduction (Zigunov 1961, Bannikov et al. 1961) and upon behavior, distribution and habitat J. Wildl. Manage. 42(1):1978 91 This content downloaded from 207.46.13.148 on Sun, 11 Sep 2016 04:33:54 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms 92 ELK RESPONSE TO HUMANS * Schultz and Bailey use (Walther 1969, Dauphine and McClure 1974, Batcheler 1968, Moran 1973, Rost 1975, Ward 1973, Dorrance et al. 1975). This study was financed by the Denver Service Center, National Park Service contract CX2000-5-0012. We gratefully acknowledge the advice, assistance and cooperation of E. Starkey, M. Nyquist, D. Stevens, and others of the National Park Service; of T. Boardman, Statistics Lab, Colorado State University; R. Gard and C. Hibler, also faculty of Colorado State; and of E. Reed and G. Rost, then students at Colorado State University.

Ruminal Microorganisms from Elk

The rumen content from four Yellowstone Park elk (Cervus canadensis), killed in the winter of 1962-63, was examined by microscopic and culture methods for the numbers and kinds of bacteria and protozoa present. The rate of volatile fatty acid production was determined by the zero-time method. Total bacterial counts were similar to those of other ruminants. The incidence of various bacterial genera was similar to that of cattle on poor hay. The oligotrich protozoans were species also found in cattle. Fermentation rates were probably less than required for maintenance. Field laboratory equipment will permit studies on wild ruminants equal to that on domestic animals. Such studies are of additional value in the assessment of animal and environmental conditions. Studies on the rumen of wild ruminant animals in their native state have generally been concerned with a gross appraisal of the numbers of bacteria present (Pearson 1965), the rate of the fermentation (Short 1963), the fermentation products (Short et al. 1966), or a combination of these (Briiggemann et al. 1965). Except for a few isolations from African antelope (Hungate et al. 1959) the kinds of ruminal bacteria and their relative numbers in wild animals have not been determined. The major reduction in the numbers of the Northern Yellowstone Park elk herd during the winter of 1962-63 provided a source of wild animals in an area where a temporary bacteriological laboratory could be established, and permitted the studying of the ruminal microorganisms and the fer-

A SENSITIVE DEMONSTRATION GALVANOMETER FOR THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM

School Science and MathematicsVolume 58, Issue 1 p. 61-64 A SENSITIVE DEMONSTRATION GALVANOMETER FOR THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM Lawrence J. Delaney, Lawrence J. Delaney Cheltenham High School, Elkins Park, PennsylvaniaSearch for more papers by this author Lawrence J. Delaney, Lawrence J. Delaney Cheltenham High School, Elkins Park, PennsylvaniaSearch for more papers by this author First published: January 1958 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1949-8594.1958.tb08176.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume58, Issue1January 1958Pages 61-64 RelatedInformation

The role of the psyche in allergic disease.

Article1 December 1955THE RǑLE OF THE PSYCHE IN ALLERGIC DISEASESAMUEL S. BURDEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.SAMUEL S. BURDEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-6-1283 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONIn their textbook,Psychosomatic Medicine, Weiss and English1state: "Allergy and psychosomatic medicine have much in common. The allergic population and the neurotic population are so numerous that they must overlap. Therefore, if for no other reason, these disorders exist together in many people." In private practice and in clinics we find these statements to be true. We are called upon to treat neurotic allergics and allergic neurotics. In many cases there is clear evidence of more than just "overlapping." There is evidence of direct influence of psychogenic factors on the allergic state itself. The average allergist, however, has...Bibliography1. WeissEnglish EOS: Psychosomatic medicine, 1949, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar2. Abramson HA: Psychodynamics and the allergic patient, Ann. Allergy 6: 219, 1948. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Wilson GW: A study of structure and instinctual conflicts in cases of hay fever, Psychosom. Med. 3: 51, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Brown EA: Combined allergic and psychosomatic treatment of bronchial asthma, Ann. Allergy 9: 324, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Kaufman W: A commonsense approach to psychotherapy in allergic practice, Ann. Allergy 11: 291, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Abramson HA: Technique for screening verbatim psychotherapeutic recordings and its application to allergy, Ann. Allergy 9: 19, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. Peshkin MM: Asthma in children, etiology, Am. J. Dis. Child. 31: 763, 1926. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. Abramson HA: Evaluation of maternal rejection theory in allergy, Ann. Allergy 12: 129, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. Abramson HA: Somatic and psychiatric treatment of asthma, 1951, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore. Google Scholar10. MillerBaruch HDW: Psychotherapy in acute attacks of bronchial asthma, Ann. Allergy 11: 438, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar11. FrenchAlexander TMF: Psychogenic factors in bronchial asthma, Psychosomatic Medicine Monograph, IV, 1941. Google Scholar12. Saul LJ: Some observations on the relations of emotions and allergy, Psychosom. Med. 3: 66, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. Frumess GM: The role of emotions in dermatoses, J. A. M. A. 152: 1417, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar14. GrahamWolfWolff DTSHG: Changes in tissue sensitivity associated with varying life situations and emotions, J. Allergy 21: 478, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Elkins Park, Pennsylvania*Received for publication May 6, 1955.From the Allergy Clinic, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Northern Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTHE PRODUCTION OF INCOMPLETE ANTIBODIES IN HUMAN BEINGS.Urogenital allergyPsychosomatic correlates in contact dermatitis: A pilot studyLife stress and allergy 1 December 1955Volume 43, Issue 6Page: 1283-1301KeywordsAllergic diseasesAllergy and immunologyAntigensAsthmaEczemaEmotionsRhinitisUrticaria ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...