Schizophrenia
Found in 322 Collections and/or Records:
39.4 Female, Single, Over 65 yrs, Schizophrenia, March 1944
"Rate aided patient. No insight into her condition - cannot give a coherent account of herself. She is constantly muttering and answering unseen voices."
4.40 Male, Single, 55-64 yrs, Schizophrenia, July 1946
"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
44.4 Female, Married, 55-64 yrs, Schizophrenia, July 1945
"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."
4.47 Female, Widowed, 55-64 yrs, Schizophrenia, July 1946
"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
4.56 Male, Single, 45-54 yrs, Schizophrenia, September 1946
"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."
4.70 Male, Single, 25-34 yrs, Schizophrenia, High grade mental defective, July 1946
"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
4.76 Female, Single, Over 65 yrs, Schizophrenia, August 1946
"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."
4.90 Male, Single, 35-44 yrs, Schizophrenia, July 1946
"Admitted to CRI, diagnoisis dementia praecox. Now in the farm. Farm labourer."
Siblings: 4.87, 4.89, 4.91 Father 4.88
5.45 Male, Single, 31 yrs, Schizophrenia, High grade mental defective, February 1946
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.