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Schizophrenia

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A severe emotional disorder of psychotic depth characteristically marked by a retreat from reality with delusion formation, HALLUCINATIONS, emotional disharmony, and regressive behavior.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 322 Collections and/or Records:

39.4 Female, Single, Over 65 yrs, Schizophrenia, March 1944

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/39
Scope and Contents

"Rate aided patient. No insight into her condition - cannot give a coherent account of herself. She is constantly muttering and answering unseen voices."

Dates: Other: March 1944

4.40 Male, Single, 55-64 yrs, Schizophrenia, July 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/4
Scope and Contents

"Admitted to CR. Was a farm labourer. Diagnosis - Paraphrenia. Father dead. Mother died recently, was very queer - wandered about, pulled flowers in the kirkyard, expected people to put her up for the night, no sense of time."


Cousins: 4.37, 4.38

Dates: Other: July 1946

44.4 Female, Married, 55-64 yrs, Schizophrenia, July 1945

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/41
Scope and Contents

"This woman is distincly abnormal; is a peculiar mixture - lives in a world of her own, her mind wanders when you speak to her, finds it hard to concentrate. She speaks with confidence in public. Does not seem to realise the value of money and runs up very big bills. Attacked her evacuee with a carving knife. Very good worker."

Dates: Other: July 1945

4.47 Female, Widowed, 55-64 yrs, Schizophrenia, July 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/4
Scope and Contents

"This woman is definitely queer, has a simplicity, would talk to the minster about sexual matters which most people would keep to themselves. Has been able to keep her house going. Parents dead. Her mother was very queer, wandered about, expected people to put her up for the night, always picking flowers in the graveyard. Husband, farmer, dead. Nurse thinks she is the wisest person there."


Children 4.45, 4.43, 4.42, 4.45; grandchildren 4.46, 4.44

Dates: Other: July 1946

4.56 Male, Single, 45-54 yrs, Schizophrenia, September 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/4
Scope and Contents

"Neurasthenia, wanders about unkempt, talking to himself. Can't work. Single, lives with his brother who is OK. PC confirms - silly kind of lad, can't work. [Male informant] says this man has a far away look in his eyes. His mother, dead, definitely peculiar, alcoholic."

Dates: Other: September 1946

4.70 Male, Single, 25-34 yrs, Schizophrenia, High grade mental defective, July 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/4
Scope and Contents

"Admitted CRI, readmitted - mental defective with schizophrenic delusions. Was a farm labourer. When he was removed to CR, people said that they had taken away the wrong one - it should have been his mother. [Male informant] says that he can be quite pleasant."


Mother 4.68, sister 4.69

Dates: Other: July 1946

4.76 Female, Single, Over 65 yrs, Schizophrenia, August 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/4
Scope and Contents

"Admitted CR, discharged. Diagnosis? Had always been peculiar and eccentric. Was a domestic servant, left her places without giving any reason for so doing. Took dislikes to people, thought they were against her, made noises in church etc. Very difficult at home. Well known character, definitely funny, sings in the choir but always rushes out of church before the minister. Ludicrously dressed, always cycling about."

Dates: Other: August 1946

4.90 Male, Single, 35-44 yrs, Schizophrenia, July 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/4
Scope and Contents

"Admitted to CRI, diagnoisis dementia praecox. Now in the farm. Farm labourer."


Siblings: 4.87, 4.89, 4.91 Father 4.88

Dates: Other: July 1946

5.45 Male, Single, 31 yrs, Schizophrenia, High grade mental defective, February 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/5
Scope and Contents

Ad. C.R. under certificate. DIAGNOSIS SCHIZOPHRENIA WITH MENTAL EFFECT. Schiz. symptoms began in 1934. Discharged improved. Had worked as a woodman, shepherd (3 years) and farm labourer. Nurse says this man is now able to work as a farm labourer away from home. Single, very religious.

Dates: Other: February 1946

5.48 Female, Married, 45-54 yrs, Schizophrenia, March 1946

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/S2/17/1/5
Scope and Contents Admitted. Discharged recovered. Emotionally unstable, weeping and laughing without adequate cause. Speech disconnected, waves arms about, disorientated, hallucinations of sight, dirty in habit. DIAGNOSIS: Confusion. Chronic nephrititis. Has failed gradually in physical health since last July. Has never had any definite symptoms, has just lost weight and strength. Refused to have Doctor until two weeks ago when her weakness caused her to have a stay in bed for the first time. Whilst in...
Dates: Other: March 1946