Admission Details for Patient: E J (9515)
Gender: Female Age: 61
Marital Status: Married Religion: Congregationalist
Occupation: Wife of railway storeman
Address: Bangor, Carnarvonshire
Date of Admission: September 28, 1920
Date of Death: October 14, 1921
Cause of Death:
Disease: Melancholia
Supposed Cause: Bodily illness
Medical Certificate:
(a) Exceedingly depressed, complains of people talking about her, continually pulling her hair. Says she has no feeling, no taste, no sense of smell. Has no inside, not sure of her existence. A negative personality.
(b) W R J, husband, says his wife is depressed, noisy and uses very bad language, complains that people are continually talking about her and annoying her, is incapable of performing her household duties although physically able to do so, and is inclined to be suicidal.
Dr. Corbet William Owen, Bangor, 28th Sept 1920.
Approximate duration of present attack: 6 months
Number of Previous Attacks: 0
Number of Previous Admissions: 0
Number of Subsequent Admissions: 0
Total Number of Admissions: 1
Relatives affected:
Epileptic: No
Suicidal: Yes (attempted)
Dangerous: No
Clean Habit:
Food Refusal:
Sleep Habit:
Destructive Habit:
Disposition: Temperate and steady
Education:
Physical/Mental State at Examination: Poor health and condition and is suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Has slept little for 12 months. First signs of attack - attempt to commit suicide.
Current Diagnosis: Depressive episode (F32.3)
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