Select cases in the different species of insanity, lunacy, or madness, with modes of practice as adopted in the treatment of each.

  • William Perfect
Date:
1787
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Credit: Select cases in the different species of insanity, lunacy, or madness, with modes of practice as adopted in the treatment of each. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3]'3 immaculate, both in thought, word and deed : from thefe difirefling ideas nothing can rouze or divert her, although fhe converfes rationally, but reluctantly on any other fubjecl; her appetite is good, the puIfe m general ' t0° quick without fullnefs, the tongue for the moll part moift, the body in- clined to coftivenefs, the water natural in colour and quantity, but feldom depofwg any fediment; flie has fome- times perfpired pretty freely in the mght, but generally found herfelf the more relaxed the enfuing day ; no me- dicines have been given her now for five or fix weeks, except, through necellity, fomething laxative. Portman Square, 1 am> &c. Juries,0,1.781, **** ******** M Y