Thirty-third annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1860.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics
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1860
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Credit: Thirty-third annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1860. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE III.—[Continued]. Form of Insanity. M. p. Actual Character. 3. Suicidal Melan¬ cholia. m. Maintains an affectionate and regular cor¬ respondence with his wife.— Vide XI. 1. 4. Monomania of Vanity. m. Most indifferent to his wife and children, who are extremely attentive to him.— Vide III. 3, IV. 2. 5. Chronic Dementia. s. Existence vegetative ; childish, taciturn, indolent, and apathetic; shows neither wants nor wishes.— Vide XII. 3 6. Do. s. Do. Vide XII. 4. 7. Do. s. Do. Vide XIV. 3. 8. Do. g. Do. Vide XIV. 4. 9. Do. s. Do. 10. Do. s. Do. 11. Chronic Mania. s. No evidence of the existence of animal pro¬ pensities.— Vide III. 2, V. 1. 12. Chronic Dementia. s. Do. Vide IX. 2. 13. Do. s. Do. 14. Do. s. Do. 15. Do. m. Vide I. 2, XVIII. 2. 16. Do. s. No evidence of the existence of animal pro¬ pensities. 17. Do. s. Do. 18. Do. m. Do. 19. Do. s. Do. 20. Suicidal Melan¬ cholia. s. Do. Vide X. 2. 21. Monomania of Pride. s. Do. Vide XIII. 2. 22. Acute Mania. s. Do. Vide III. 4, IV. 1. 23. Chronic Dementia. m. Conduct and conversation obscene ; fond of dolls and childrens’ playthings; has child¬ ren, of whom she never speaks; totally indifferent to the news of her husband’s death. 24. Chronic Mania. m. Conduct and conversation obscene; fond of dolls and playthings. 25. Do. m. Made frequent and anxious inquiries for her children, from whom she had been long separated ; at variance with her husband, from whom she had been long estranged. 26. Melancholia— Chronic Dementia. w. Corresponds regularly and affectionately with her children.— Vide XI. 2.