The Bethlem Royal Hospital and the Maudsley Hospital : triennial statistical report : years 1958-1960 / edited by E. H. Hare.

Date:
1962
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Credit: The Bethlem Royal Hospital and the Maudsley Hospital : triennial statistical report : years 1958-1960 / edited by E. H. Hare. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    diagnosis.—3,947 in-patients Diagnosis Type of social disorder \ % of stated No. of patients 1 2 3 4 + 5 Total stated Not stated Males Psychosis 24.0 45.4 20.8 9.8 100.0 (8.3) 859 Neurosis 9.3 43.2 38.2 9.3 100.0 (9.3) 386 Character disorder 9.7 33.8 43.8 12.7 100.0 (9.7) 260 Miscellaneous ... 6.2 33.3 52.7 7.8 100.0 (6.2) 137 All diagnoses 16.8 42.0 31.2 10.0 100.0 (8.6) 1,642 Females Psychosis 22.3 42.8 24.1 10.8 100.0 (7.9) 1,262 Neurosis 10.2 41.1 38.3 10.4 100.0 (8.3) 690 Character disorder 15.1 30.8 30.9 23.2 100.0 (6.9) 170 Miscellaneous ... 18.4 31.6 39.1 10.9 100.0 (5.2) 183 All diagnoses 17.8 40.6 30.0 11.6 100.0 (7.7) 2,305 1The type of social disorder was assessed as follows: 1. Withdrawn to an unusual extent; actively dislikes company. 2. Tendency to withdraw, but not to an exaggerated extent. 3. Average liking for company. 4. Tendency to be over-sociable; likes company. 5. Exaggeratedly sociable; cannot tolerate isolation. Table 4.12 In-patient discharges against advice1, by diagnosis.— among 1,836 male and 2,641 female in-patient discharges Diagnosis Male Female Total, % of discharges 58-60 55-57 No. % of discharges No. % of discharges Psychosis 145 14.5 171 11.5 13.2 14.7 Neuroses... 31 7.6 112 14.6 12.2 13.5 Character disorder 54 19.6 37 19.9 19.7 15.0 Miscellaneous ... 11 7.3 19 9.5 8.6 10.3 All diagnoses 241 13.1 339 12.8 13.0 13.9 includes absconding and failure to return from leave.
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