Insanity and its treatment : lectures on the treatment, medical and legal, of insane patients / by G. Fielding Blandford.

  • George Fielding Blandford
Date:
1892
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Credit: Insanity and its treatment : lectures on the treatment, medical and legal, of insane patients / by G. Fielding Blandford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    LECTURE XVI, paok Terminations of Insanity — Liability of Recurrence — Recovery often Imperfect — How recognisable — Release of Dangerous Patients to be refused—Concealed Insanity—A Trial to be advised — Recurring Insanity—Lucid Intervals — Recoveries numerous—Chance of Life—Causes of Death—Diagnosis of Bodily Disease—Care of the Chronic Insane, . . . 378 LECTURE XVII. General Remarks on Treatment—Importance of Early Tj-eatment to be urged by Family Practitioner—Restraint to be advised when necessary—Objections of Friends to be met—Use of an Asylum—Attendants—Delusions, how to be 'met—Asj'lums not necessary for all the Insane—On the Choice of an Asylum —Refusal of Food—Forcible Feeding by Various Methods, 402 LECTURE XVIII. The Weighing-chair — Ophthalmoscope — Sphygmograph — Elec- tricity — Drugs—Sulphonal—Paraldehyde—Chloral—Chlorala- inide — Bromide of Potassium — Opium — Cannabis Indica— Calabar Bean — Ergot — Hyoscyamus — Feigned Insanity— Hints for Detection—The Odour of the Insane, . . 427 LECTURE XIX. The Law of Lunacy—Private Patients—Urgency Order—Petition —Order and Certificates—Single Patients—Notice of Discharge or Death—Leave of Absence—Order of Transfer — Pauper Patients—The Property of Patients—Commission of Lunacy, 449 LECTURE XX. On the Examination of Patients—Two Things to be considered —On Gaining Access to a Patient—On Estimating Doubtful Insanity—Information to be Sifted—Visit to a Patient—Con- versation—Appearance—Alleged Delusions—On Patients who have no Delusions—On the Examination of Imbeciles and the Demented—Conclusion, .474
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