Mary Jones (6576)

Date of Admission: May 18, 1905
Date of Death: February 25, 1942
Cause of Death:

Disease: Chronic Mania
Supposed Cause: Heredity

Medical Certificate:
Had delusions; said she was annoyed by the presence in the house of criminals who nearly killed her at times and tore her clothes off her back - that there was dirt on everything about her - that she was now since her family had removed into a new house being starved by them. David Griffith Jones, her brother, informed me that she has outbreaks of violence, when she becomes noisy and destructive, burning and breaking things and using foul language - she has had the delusion that her food was poisoned. Dr. T. L.. Kenrick Davies, Glan Menai, Llandudno

Approximate duration of present attack: 18 months

Number of Previous Attacks: 0

Number of Previous Admissions: 0

Number of Subsequent Admissions: 0

Total Number of Admissions: 1

Relatives affected: An uncle

Epileptic: No

Suicidal: No

Dangerous: No

Clean Habit: Yes

Food Refusal: No

Sleep Habit: -

Destructive Habit: -

Disposition: Respectable and industrious

Education:

Physical/Mental State at Examination: Health good. Patient has acted as Lady's Maid for about 12 years to a Lady in London. She was sent home to Llandudno 18 months ago and was at that time insane and has since steadily become worse. She is said to have shown a change 3 - 4 years before her return to her people at Llandudno. An uncle has been insane.

Current Diagnosis: Schizophrenia (F20)

Medications/Treatments: