Alcoholism

Correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 61 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: personality deterioration; epilepsy; and excessive alcohol intake. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes and charts relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 47 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: subarachnoid haemorrhage; cerebral trauma; and alcoholism. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, correspondence and notes relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 54 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; head injury; and alcoholism. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, notes, report and chart relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 54 at first examination in 1957. Conditions mentioned include: head injury; alcoholism; and Wernicke's encephalitis. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence and report relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 55 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: cyclothymic personality; and alcoholism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, reports and notes relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 36 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; and chronic alcoholism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence, notes, typed case summary, reports and charts relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 56 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: cerebral atrophy; irritability; apathy; and alcoholism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Correspondence and reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 35 at first examination in 1959. Conditions mentioned include: attacks of unconsciousness; generalised convulsions; confusion; and alcoholism. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Lothian Health Board reports and audits, and a Gay Men's Health report.

Topics discussed include: control of Befriending Team's finances; visit from the police regarding books on sale; artificial insemination; meeting with Edinburgh District Council on Alcoholism; a forum which would host workshops on counselling; future financing; membership update; and an agreement to contact Samaritans to discuss their policy on dealing with suicide calls.