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27.14 Male, Married, 45-54 yrs, Senile and Arterio-sclerotic psychoses, Physical illness or invalidism, July 1945

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/26

Scope and Contents

"This man has suffered from asthma since the last war; has done no work since, is unemployable. Had pneumonia last year and lay in bed much longer than he needed to. Very afraid for himself, every symptom has to be investigated in great detail. He is a great talker, has not teeth, a bit of a masher. Used to be a tram driver. Wife - a miserable specimen, first wife divorced him. Housing: 2 rooms, very poor house, cleanish. Mother, a tartar, very old. Brother, single, sleeps with mother."

"He is a case of organic dementia with paranoid features. His peripheral arteries are sclerotic and the blood pressure is 240/150. He has for some time been feeling that people were against him and plotting against him,but does not know who they are. Denies voices. "I have funny ideas at times". He is fatuous and childish".

Relatives in survey: 27.12

Dates

  • Other: July 1945

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Extent

5 Sheets

Repository Details

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