John W Mason

Biographic Data

ID4095546
NAMEJohn W Mason
GIVEN NAMESJohn W
FAMILY NAMEMason
SIGNATUREMASON J W
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS37
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT37
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1961
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2002
H-INDEX1

  • The Cold War

    John Mason, John W MasonBOOKThe Cold War2002

    Mason provides concise coverage of the entire Cold War, paying particular attention to the Soviet-American dimension. This pamphlet:* Analyzes the origins of the conflict* Examines how the existence of nuclear weapons gives a unique character to the period* Discusses the involvement of other nations and regions, particularly China* Explains how and why the cold war ended* Draws on recent research of revisionist scholars.

  • Marked Lability in Urinary Cortisol Levels in Subgroups of Combat Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder During an Intensive Exposure Treatment Program

    John Mason, John W Mason et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2002

    OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to obtain longitudinal data on lability of cortisol levels in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because previous studies have largely been based on sampling at a single time point and have yielded varying results. METHODS: This study measured urinary cortisol levels at admission, midcourse, and discharge during a 90-day hospitalization period in male Vietnam combat veterans with PTSD (N = 51). RESULTS…

  • Psychogenic Lowering of Urinary Cortisol Levels Linked to Increased Emotional Numbing and a Shame-Depressive Syndrome in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    John Mason, John W Mason et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine2001

    OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to search for the intrapsychic correlates of individual differences in cortisol levels in male Vietnam combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. METHODS: The study involved measurement of urinary cortisol levels and clinical assessment with a broad profile of psychometric tests during a single 48-hour period in 30 inpatients. RESULTS: The main finding by both correlation and t test analyses was a …

  • Stages of decompensation in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder

    Open AccessSheila Wang, John P Wilson et al.ARTICLEIntegrative Psychological and…1996Cited by: 1References: 19

  • Political Economy and the Response to Socialism in Britain, 1870–1914

    Open AccessJohn Mason, John W MasonARTICLEThe Historical Journal1980Cited by: 5References: 21

    Political economy suffered a sharp decline in prestige and influence in Britain after 1870. The methods, doctrines and policies of the classical school were called into question by a younger generation of economists, eager to respond positively to the sudden appearance of the ‘ social problem’ in politics. The most dramatic break with the old school took place in the sphere of policy, where the link between laissez-faire and political economy was…

  • Plasma Cortisol and Norepinephrine Responses in Anticipation of Muscular Exercise

    John Mason, John W Mason et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1973

    Strikingly consistent individual responses and significant mean elevations of plasma cortisol levels (5 to 9 μ g%) and plasma norepinephrine levels (2.0 to 2.5 μ g/1) were observed during a 20-min interval prior to onset of the first exhausting exercise (70% max VO2) session in eight normal young men. No detectable plasma epinephrine response was observed. Such consistent anticipatory psychoendocrine responses were not found prior to subsequent e…

  • Thyroid (Plasma BEI) Response to Chair Restraint in the Monkey

    John Mason, John W Mason et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1972

    Study of a series of 26 rhesus monkeys revealed significant elevations of plasma butanol extractable iodine (BEI) levels persisting through a 6-day period of chair restraint. There was a mean BEI increase from a control baseline of 3.2 μg% to a peak of 5.1 μg% on the third day of chair restraint. Study of 14 of these monkeys throughout a longer period of 8 weeks of chair restraint indicated that, although duration of response varied considerably …

  • A Psychoendocrine Study of Bereavement

    Myron A Hofer, Carl T Wolff et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1972

    This study reports 17-hydroxycorticosteroid excretion rates of 40 parents during the 2 years following the death of their children from leukemia. Overall group mean rates remained unchanged, but this apparent stability was the result of an interaction between individuals with low rates during the child's illness, who significantly increased their rates at follow-up return visits to NIH, and those with high values pre-loss, who showed a significan…

  • A Psychoendocrine Study of Bereavement

    Myron A Hofer, Carl T Wolff et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1972

    This paper reports psychologic observations on previously studied parents of leukemic children during the period of bereavement. Thirty-six parents returned to the hospital after 6 months and 21 returned at 2 years after their child's death for interviewing and urine collections. Extensive notes on structured interviews made without knowledge of the biochemical data revealed reliable differences between those parents in the highest quartile of ad…

  • Multiple Determinants of 17-Hydroxycorticosteroid Excretion in Recruits During Basic Training

    RICHARD O POE, Robert M Rose et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1970

    To define the effect of psychologic and other variables on 17-hydroxycorticosteroid excretion, a mean 17-OHCS level was obtained for each of 46 basic trainees, plus a rating of how effectively each was coping with psychologic stress, based on interviews and observations. Psychologic ratings and weight both correlated with 17-OHCS and together predicted 17-OHCS more accurately than did either alone. Several MMPI scales correlated with 17-OHCS; an …

  • Strategy in Psychosomatic Research

    John Mason, John W MasonARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1970

    From the Department oi Neuroendocrinology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC. Presidential Address, Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, March 21, 1970. Received for publication April 10, 1970. Address for reprint requests: Dr. J. Mason, Department of Neuroendocrinology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20012

  • Androgen Responses to Stress

    Robert M Rose, Peter G Bourne et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1969

    Recruits in the first month of basic training at Fort Dix, NJ and special forces personnel anticipating imminent combat in Vietnam showed lowered excretion of testosterone, epitestosterone, androsterone, and etiocholanolone. This suggests that men responded to the potential threat of these situations with an inhibition of testosterone secretion. The wide range of values, similar to that observed for 17-OHCS excretion, reflects the importance of i…

  • Thyroid (Plasma Butanol-Extractable Iodine) Responses to 72-Hr. Avoidance Sessions in the Monkey

    John Mason, John W Mason et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    Plasma thyroid hormone levels, as judged by the BEI measurement, show slow but prolonged elevations in association with conditioned avoidance sessions in the monkey. The peak of the mean BEI response occurs at the end of the 3-day avoidance session and represents about a 50% elevation above baseline values. Levels remained elevated well into the recovery period and the response was prolonged as much as 2 or 3 weeks in some experiments. Smaller, b…

  • Plasma Insulin Response to 72-Hr. Avoidance Sessions in the Monkey

    John Mason, John W Mason et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    Plasma immunoreactive insulin levels, determined by radioimmunoassay, show a biphasic pattern of response to avoidance sessions in the monkey. There is an initial drop in plasma immunoreactive insulin levels during the first hours of avoidance and a later prolonged elevation of levels above baseline--persisting often for many days following 72-hr. avoidance sessions. The fact that the plasma insulin changes in avoidance do not appear to be mediat…

  • Urinary Testosterone Response to 72-Hr. Avoidance Sessions in the Monkey

    John Mason, John W Mason et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    Urinary testosterone levels show a biphasic response in association with 72hr. avoidance sessions in the monkey, characterized by an initial decline during avoidance followed by a rebound elevation during the recovery period. The duration of the two response phases, the primary lowering and the secondary elevation, may vary from one experiment to the next, but the general configuration of the response curve remains the same. Similar testosterone …

  • Organization of the Multiple Endocrine Responses to Avoidance in the Monkey

    John Mason, John W MasonARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    In the presentation of an interpretation of the findings in the present study a number of general issues have been discussed. The findings suggest that the scope of psychoendocrine responses is remarkably broad. The findings also suggest that the multiple hormonal responses to avoidance are organized on an over-all basis. Some specific characteristics of this organization were suggested. The possibility that the multiple psychoendocrine responses…

  • “Over-all” Hormonal Balance as a Key to Endocrine Organization

    John Mason, John W MasonARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    Department of Neuroendocrinology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C

  • Urinary Aldosterone and Urine Volume Responses to 72-Hr. Avoidance Sessions in the Monkey

    John Mason, John W Mason et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    Urinary aldosterone levels showed marked fluctuations in relation to 72-hr. conditioned avoidance sessions in the monkey. Two different response patterns were observed. The first was a biphasic response characterized by an initial depression during avoidance, followed by a rebound elevation during the recovery period. The second was characterized by an elevation, in some cases quite marked, during avoidance with a return to basal level during the…

  • A Review of Psychoendocrine Research on the Pituitary-Thyroid System

    John Mason, John W MasonARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    At first glance, the present status of psychoendocrine research on the pituitary-thyroid system may appear somewhat confusing. Yet if certain methodological issues are considered critically, the field may not be so unsettled as it first appears. It is perhaps particularly illuminating to view this work in the perspective of the more advanced but similar psychoendocrine research on the adrenal systems. If this is done, several conspicious deficien…

  • A Review of Psychoendocrine Research on the Pituitary-Adrenal Cortical System

    John Mason, John W MasonARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    Massive evidence has now accumulated which indicates that the pituitary-adrenal cortical system responds sensitively to psychological influences. This evidence represents converging and reinforcing findings from diverse studies of many species, including man. It involved the use of many methods of eliciting, isolating, and evaluating emotional disturbances, relatively direct and specific biochemical measurements of endocrine activity, and control…

  • The Scope of Psychoendocrine Research

    John Mason, John W MasonARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    Department of Neuroendocrinology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20012

  • Urinary Estrone, Estradiol, and Estriol Responses to 72-Hr. Avoidance Sessions in the Monkey

    John Mason, John W Mason et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    Urinary estrone, estradiol and estriol all show a similar biphasic response to 72-hr. conditioned avoidance sessions in the monkey, characterized by a decline in levels during avoidance, usually followed by a rebound elevation in the recovery period. The duration of the two response phases, the primary depression and the secondary elevation, may vary from one experiment to the next, particularly in relation to repetition of the stressful experien…

  • Urinary Androsterone, Etiocholanolone, and Dehydroepiandrosterone Responses to 72-Hr. Avoidance Sessions in the Monkey

    John Mason, John W Mason et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    Urinary androsterone, etiocholanolone, and dehydroepiandrosterone levels show substantial responses in association with 72-hr. avoidance sessions in the monkey. In most instances a biphasic response is observed which is characterized by a decline in levels during avoidance followed by a rebound elevation during the recovery period. The duration of the two response phases, the primary depression and the secondary elevation, may vary from one exper…

  • Urinary Epinephrine and Norepinephrine Responses to 72-Hr. Avoidance Sessions in the Monkey

    John Mason, John W Mason et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    Marked elevations in urinary epinephrine levels occur in response to 72-hr. conditioned avoidance sessions in the monkey. The response is relatively rapid and brief, reaching a peak on the first avoidance day, declining on the second and third avoidance days, and returning to baseline levels immediately on the first recovery day. In some instances epinephrine levels fell substantially below baseline values during the recovery period. Smaller but …

  • Plasma Growth Hormone Response to Avoidance Sessions in the Monkey

    John Mason, John W Mason et al.ARTICLEPsychosomatic Medicine1968

    Plasma immunoreactive growth hormone levels usually rise during conditioned avoidance sessions in monkeys. The rise occurs promptly, being evident in the first sample obtained after avoidance onset (30 min.), and levels remain elevated during 2-hr. avoidance sessions. Preliminary experiments suggest that the elevations may persist during longer avoidance sessions, but the reliability of single 9: 00 A.M. fasting samples in assessing day-to-day ch…