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"This woman was hospitalised with a nervous breakdown several years ago. She is still very nervous. Pregnant, now has pernicious anaemia. Family relationships harmonious. 4 children, husband a nice man."

Scope and Contents "Appendix removed and two ovarion cysts and part of womb removed. Good recovery. Severe haemorrhage, got radiation treatments and radiotherapy. Began to worry about health, wondered if she would ever get better. Got depressed, has not eaten well for weeks. Gets sleeping tablets, does not feel rested. Has lost interest in her house, cannot stand noise. Finds the children get on her nerves. Weeps occasionally, has feeling in pit of stomach, as if everything were stuck there. Feels sick when...

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"Seen at OPC suffering from anxiety state. Good home conditions."

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"Very bad neurosis, has always been highly strung and nervous. Doctors excited her too much to be sent for; has mucous colitis. Has a cancer phocia. [Male informant] a poor soul, an ailing body, a bit mental."

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Questionnaires for persons in Area 29. Indexed.

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"Shell-shocked in Normandy. Now working on father's farm? PC says he is improving, able to talk a bit now, was very silent before, kept himself out of the way. Had nervous debility. Will be able to work soon. Very nice people."

Relatives in survey: Brother 3.87

Scope and Contents "This lad was under a psychiatrist with delusions and fear of the outside world. Now said to be all right, works. Illegitimate, mother now away in England. PAO a backward kind of fellow, simple. Worked in a mill then on contract at aerodrome, steady record.""Report from Dr: - [patient] was seen on two occasions at the out-patient department. This young man appears to have got over the worse of his illness which seems to have been a somewhat mixed affair fo hypochondriacal...

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"Hysterical, a "fizzer", very quick tempered, suffers from stomach. Had a great hysterical outburst recently when she found her husband in a compromising attitude with a hired girl in the barn. She has always been frigid - Dr considers her very neurotic. Married daughter suffers from endocrine disturbance. She is described as "prim, randy and a flirt" by Dr. She has had a therapeutic sterilisation, also frigid. Family life moderately harmonious, with occasional outbursts."

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"This old lady is a worrying type, always worries about herself and other people. e.g. rang up [name] every day during his wife's confinement. Is thought to have neurotic heart pains. Pleasant woman. She was an orphan, brought up by grandparents. 8 children. Quite a big house and garden, clean and well looked after."

Relatives in survey: husband 44.7, grandchildren 44.12,44.11, 44.10, son 44.8

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"Neurotic and highly strung +++. Nervous wreck since her husband died, with rapid pulse, tremors, exaggerated reflexes, insomnia, dizziness and done-ness."