21.71 Female, Separated or divorced, 25-34 yrs, Hysteria, April 1945
Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/20
Scope and Contents
"This woman is being treated for hysteria. She was married at 16 (pregnant) to a man who turned out to be already married. She later married a farm worker of lower social standing. Her hysterical temperament has wrecked the marriage - she makes scenes, threatens suicide, was found cutting down a clothes line to tie it around her neck. Her husband has left her. Small cottage, clean. Patient admitted having made an hysterical attemtp with sleeping tablets."
Dates
- Other: April 1945
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Extent
4 Sheets
Creator
- From the Series: Mayer-Gross, Wilhelm, Dr (Psychiatrist) (Person)
- From the Series: Brown, Marjorie Alice, 1907-1964 (Director, Department of Social Studies) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk