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STATEMENT
SHOWING AETIOLOGICAL FACTORS AND ASSOCIATED
MENTAL HOSPITAL, LAHORE.
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AETIOLOGICAL FACTORS AND ASSOCIATED |
PREDISPOSING CAUSE. |
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Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
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A.—Heredity — |
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1. Insane .. .. .. |
9 |
.. |
9 |
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2. Epileptic .. .. .. |
.. |
3 |
3 |
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3. Neurotic .. .. .. |
.. |
3 |
3 |
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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 .. |
49 |
5 |
54 |
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3. Eccentricity .. .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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4. Previous attack .. .. |
48 |
11 |
59 |
|
C. Deprevation of special senses— |
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1. Smell or taste .. .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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2. Hearing .. .. .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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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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2. Climacteric .. .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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3. Senility .. .. .. |
.. |
5 |
5 |
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E. Child bearing— |
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1. Pregnancy .. .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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2. Parturition .. .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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3. Lactation .. .. .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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F. Mental stress— |
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1. Sudden .. .. .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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2. Prolonged .. .. .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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G. Diseases due to disorders of nutrition or |
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1. Malnutrition (in early life) .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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2. Privation and starvation .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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3. Over-exertion (physical) .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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4. Sexual excess .. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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Carried over .. |
106 |
27 |
133 |