Statement of cases treated at Abington Abbey, near Northampton, during 1853 / with a few observations by Thomas Prichard.

  • Prichard, Thomas.
Date:
1854
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Credit: Statement of cases treated at Abington Abbey, near Northampton, during 1853 / with a few observations by Thomas Prichard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    not strive by proper measures to avert in their children what they themselves have had to endure ; and when it is known that many cases of mental derangement involving misery for life, not only to the individual, but to whole families, might possibly have been prevented by early and judicious training, it appears unaccountable that a matter' of such moment has been to a great extent overlooked. Let us hope that the time is not far distant when indi- viduals will be found competent and willing to undertake, the duty of educating this class.. Dueation of the Attack peioe to Admission. Males. Females. Total. Under 1 month 1 4 5 “ 3 “ , . . 1 1 2 “ 6 “ 0 1 1 Above 1 year 0 1 1 Total 2 7 9 Of these there were four females, who were brought in labouring under a first attack, and one who had beeir treated for a former attack. The remaining four had been subject to repeated paroxysms of insanity. Of the nine patients admitted during the year, six were discharged, recovered, during the year. Three of these were admitted within a fortnight from the time the disease manifested itself—two within nine weeks, and one within thirteen weeks. There are still two curable cases left, and ' one whose recovery is doubtful, the disease being of long j standing. In all the above cases, the insanity appears to