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3.20 Female, Married, 55-64 yrs, Involutional melancholia, June 1947

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/3

Scope and Contents

"In CR 1938. Involutional melancholia. Said to have been due to worry about alterations to the large house they had just bought. Some obsessive features. Father died from shock. Mother died from heart. 3 sisters, well, one brother killed in the last war. Husband a lawyer. Excellent living conditions, happy family life. [Female teacher] says she is very highly thought of, takes things easily and has kept very well. " A fine brain"."

Dates

  • Other: June 1947

Creator

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Full Extent

2 Sheets

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

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