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"Admitted CR, discharged - puerperal psychosis. Was working as a telegraphist. [Male informant] - She is now keeping well but is a wee bit flighty, barges into his office for orange juice like a battleship. Is a member of the Dramatic Society."

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"Doctor says this woman was in C.R.I with a puerperal psychosis. Also definitely dull. Mother: elderly, was in M.H. Incomer. Was depressed and agitated after childbirth. The doctor couldn't decide between schizophrenia and manic-depressive psychosis. House would probably be clean, not overcrowded."

Relatives in survey: Daughter 13.4

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"Diagnosis: Post peural depression. Patient had a child which died when 7 1/2 months old - 'congenital heart trouble'. Patient was a good mother and was very upset about this. Became pregnant again - normal confinement. Two days after the birth she became mentally ill, lost weight and became very depressed. Hearing voices. Admitted to CR, confused and agitated, and only dily aware of her surroundings."

Scope and Contents "More than a little unbalanced. [Male informant] said she had been queer since the birth of her child several years ago. She had infantile paralysis after her confinement - stayed a lot in bed and tied the child to a post to keep him from straying. [Female informant] thinks she traded on her disability. Wrote the teacher nasty notes. Dirty house, husband had to do the shopping etc. Nurse says she had a paralysis after the birth of the child, became mentally dull and...

Scope and Contents "Diagnosis: Peurperal depression. This is a case of depression associated with pregnancy and the puerperium in which there are strong feelings of guilt and unworthiness and in which the patient has developed the fixed idea that she has V.D. Patient has five children. No trouble at previous pregnancies. All children healthy. Six weeks after the child was born, patient tried to commit suicide by hanging herself. Her husband thinks she did not really mean it and would not attempt it again....

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"This girl was in C.R. with puerperal psychosis. Has an illegitimate son. The father of her illegitimate child wanted to marry her but her father said he was unworthy and would not permit it."

Son (15.3), sister (15.3) and mother (15.55) in study.

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"This child is dull. Illegitimate, only child. Mother had puerperal pyrexia after his birth. Putative father."

Relatives in survey: Relatives in survey: Grandparents 17.29, 17.32, Uncles 17.27, 17.28, 17.34, 17.33, 17.26

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'Diagnosis: Acute confusional state. Miss R says she is now very well, a nice kindly woman. They have moved to England. Onset very sudden.'

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"This woman was a rate-aided patient in the CRI. Diagnosis - Involutional melancholia. She was taken away against advice, not really improved. She had had puerperal psychosis 30 years before. She had many physical complaints, was depressed, agitated, had high blood pressure. PC thinks this woman is all right now, can do her housework. Dr confirms - rest of family OK. Husband used to beat her."

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"Was in CRI with puerperal psychosis. Strong depressive colouring - hopeless, emotional, religious doubts, morbidly imaginative. Discharged herself too soon, but has remained well since."