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STATEMENT
SHOWING AETIOLOGICAL FACTORS AND ASSOCIATED
MENTAL HOSPITAL, LAHORE,
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Aetiological Factors and Associated Conditions. |
FREDISPOSING CAUSE. |
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Males. |
Female.. |
Total. |
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A. Heredity— |
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1. Insane ... ... ... |
16 |
... |
16 |
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2. Epileptic ... ... ... |
... |
1 |
1 |
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3. Neurotic ... ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
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4. Marked eccentricity ... ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
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5. Alcoholism ... ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
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B. Mental instability, as revealed by— |
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1. Moral deficiency ... ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
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2 Congenital mental defect ... ... |
35 |
8 |
43 |
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3. Eccenricity ... ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
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4. Previous attack ... ... ... |
53 |
6 |
59 |
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C. Deprivation of special senses — |
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1. Smell or taste ... ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
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2. Hearing |
1 |
... |
1 |
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3. Sight ... ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
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D. Critical periods— |
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1. Puberty and adolescence ... ... |
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... |
... |
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2. Climacteric ... ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
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3. Senility ... ... ... |
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9 |
9 |
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E. Child bearing — |
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1. Pregnancy ... ... ... |
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... |
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2. Parturition ... ... ... |
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... |
... |
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3. Lactation ... ... ... |
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... |
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F. Mental stress— |
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... |
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1. Sudden ... ... ... |
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... |
... |
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2 Prolonged ... ... ... |
1 |
6 |
7 |
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G. Diseases due to disorders of nutrition or metabolism— |
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1. Malnutrition (in early life) ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
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2. Privation and starvation ... ... |
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1 |
1 |
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3. Over-exertion (physical) ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
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4. Sexual excess ... ... ... |
... |
... |
... |
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Carried over ... |
106 |
31 |
137 |