Scope and Contents "Diagnosis: Anxiety with neurasthenic features. "This patient has a history of lassitude, headaches, insomnia, restlessness and weakness in her throat which dates from a gynaecological operation. She had a miscarriage at 6 months and she and her husband were considerably upset because the child was a boy". Dr confirms - OK while things are going well but has had some hard knocks - developed queer ideas, stayed indoors etc. PC says she has a little girl, spoilt, bad tempered, a horrid child....

Scope and Contents "Diagnosis: Anxiety neurosis. Complains of insomnia, is very restless at night. Symptoms grossly exaggerated as soon as he goes down the pit and in last occasion collapsed after a few hours in spite of repeated attempts to pull himself together. "He is suffering from a fairly severe form of anxiety neurosis which is dependent on his work as a miner. I would strongly advise that steps be taken to rellieve him from this work and allow him to take up work of which he is not afraid and...

Scope and Contents "Diagnosis: Anxiety state. "He is an immature, over-anxious type of boy who has had a good deal of physical illness in childhood, and who shows well-marked obsessional traits. He is now depressed, sleeps badly and wakes up night with the impression that there is somebody wlaking about the house making noises. This has been happening on and off during the past year and is rather worse recently. On several occations within the last few months when at work he has imagined he heard his boss...

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Questionnaires for persons in Area 37. Indexed.

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"Attended OP clinic - anxiety state. Good looking, rather flashy woman, accustomed to a gay time. Incomer from England. Husband works at aerodrome. Son apparently normal. Home conditions would be good."

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"Works in a bank. Is anxious, introspective, never well, has post traumatic headaches, useless. Father dead, was the same. Mother 50+, OK. Only child, clean house, comfortably off."

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"This girl was seen at the clinic who diagnosed anxiety neurosis. Family relationships inharmonious. Lurid language, very little filial respect. Duration of illness: Lifelong. Dismissed from job because of behaviour."

Relatives in survey: Father 44.15, mother 44.16 siblings 44.19, 44.17. 44.18

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"This woman is a "neurotic kind of a body", had a nervous breakdown, is dispirited, tired, doesn't sleep, is hypochondrial, seldom at peace with the world."

Relatives in survey: husband 44.15, children 44.14, 44.19, 44.17. 44.18

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"This woman is "definitely neurotic". Housing: smallholding, 3-4 rooms. Clean, harmonious."

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"This woman is in an anxiety state, fainting and with cardiac symptoms. She is a bedswerver, has carried on with other men during her husband's absence in the army, has wanted to leave him in the past. Has said she will never live with him again but has made great preparations for his home-coming. 3 roomed cottage, very clean, very houseproud."

Relatives in survey: sister 44.36, son 44.24