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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1978)
Drugs allegedly harm psychotics One of the most commonly prescribed drugs for psychotic patients, Thorazine, damages the learning ability of the patients, says John Gillis, psychology department chairer at Oregon State University (OSU). Gillis spoke on “Psychoactive Drugs and Social Judgment” in Straub Hall Thursday afternoon. Gillis has been studying the effects of drugs on psychotic patients for six years. He explains a psychotic as "a person who has been cut off from reality.” “Psychotic patients are put in cognitive straight jackets (by drugs) and don’t respond to counseling. So what good are they?” Gillis answered his question by saying Thorazine is useful with patients who need to be restrained. Gillis studies have compared the effect of commonly precribed drugs on a patient’s ability to complete structured learning exercises. A placebo, an inert substance, was also given to patients, and its users were the best learners. Gillis recently completed a study of 18 doctors at Oregon State Hospital in Salem. He asked doctors what drugs they would prescribe in various hypothetical situations. Gillis said the study will probably show some doctors dispense drugs without respect to their patients’ symptoms. “They are Thor azine guys,” sais Gillis. Photo by Patrick Su»van John Gillis of the department of psychology at OSU, presents his six-year research on prescribed drugs that seem to have an ill effect on the learning abilities of psychothic patients. He has studied the practices of doctors at Oregon State Hospital and alleges they disregard patient symptoms. In another study Gillis found that a “good psychotherapist" is judged by patients and doctors alike to be one who is warm, gives advice and interprets the patient’s problems. During his speech Gillis said he’d like to have University graduate students, interested in psychology, help resear chers at OSU. Army labor unions —^nuoa ,rom page 1) Germany have organized to watch over servicemen's interests — is to set up separate associa tions for office, non-commis sioned officers and enlisted men. The reason for unionization in Europe, the social scientist says, is not political but economic. He says the armed forces feel de prived because their earning power has fallen below civilians’ stan dards. The Dutch and West Germans, Harries-Jenkins notes, maintain near parity with civilian pay and working conditions and the Swedes now pay overtime to military personnel. But the Bel gians, British and Americans have fallen behind and Britian espe cially, military pay is "25 to 30 per cent below civilian levels,” he says. Luebbers, however, believes he is probably paid for what he is worth. The 12-year Air Force vete ran receives about $18,000 per year. But he adds the generous re tirement benefits help compen sate for any possible discrepancy between civilian and military pay. After 20 years, military personnel retirement benefits are half of the current pay. If Luebbers' salary remains the same after 20 years, he will receive $9,000 in retire ment benefits. Rapid Printing Typing • Theses & Dissertations Editing • Resumes • Design & Layout • Advertising Cooperative Printing 485-4899 • 762 E. 13th (next to Excelsior) HOURS: 7:30 a.m. 0 p.m. Monday — Friday ° a.m t* p.m. Saturday Open Sunday Noon 5 p.m. Luebber adds Congress is con sidering extending the retirement period to 30 years of service in stead of 20, but that has raised the wrath of many servicemen. He thinks the 20-year-stretch is justified because most other jobs don’t require one-year stints in Vietnam or transferring families every three or four years. Blacks gear up for week As part of National Black History Month, the University’s Black Student Union (BSU) is gearing up for its own recognition of National Black History Week, next Monday through Friday. BSU Director Robert Scarborough says the week is designed to give blacks “a sense of pride to know that they are celebrated as a people.” Even though the week celebrates the black race, “our main audience to reach is not necessarily the black community,” says Scarborough. One aim is educate whites and other people to many of the more obscure black leaders. The Black Collegian, a black student magazine, says “Black History Month should not be the unconditional celebration of great Negro contributions' to the American mainstream." Along with dispersing infor mation about various black leaders, the BSU has several activities planned. Today at 11:30 a.m. in the EMU, room to be posted, English Professor Ed Coleman, Eugene Minority commission member Louis Merrick and Elwanda Ingram will give a poetry reading “to kick off the week,” Scarborough says. Dean Williams, who works in the Financial Aid Office, will play the piano next week during the lunch hour as one of the EMU’s “noon gigs.” Next Friday, members of the BSU choir plan to visit the State Penitentiary in Salem and “fellowship with them black inmates about the things we've been doing here and share with them the things they’ve been doing,” says Scarborough. February marks the 52nd annual National Black History Month. Bssas Music Association THE DUBROVNIK FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA In Concert Tuesday, February 14, 1978 McArthur Court Admission by season ticket only Reserved seating will lx available m the first balcony opposin' the staj>e on the west side of Me Arthur Court Reserved orders will lx- tilled with the best seats available at the time the order is received. The Lane Transit District will provide bus service at regular bus tares trom the Tenth and Willamette Terminal to McArthur Court s*> and 18 minutes prior to the concert times. Buses will return to the downtown terminal 10 minutes following the concerts. For more information contact the EUMA office - 344-1461
