Word: marplan
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Dates: during 1961-1961
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...effect on the underlying emotional state; all they can do is relieve the symptoms temporarily. Only since 1954 have there been tranquilizing drugs specifically designed and directed toward relieving signs of anxiety. For depression, psychiatrists are now prescribing the psychic energizers, of which half a dozen, such as Marplan and Niamid, have won fairly general acceptance. But talking it out in psychotherapy is generally recognized as the only measure that offers the possibility of a true cure. There is still controversy as to the value of different types of treatment, especially between the advocates of the analytic schools...