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Show 102 . J20 Female Age 39 ] arried, :six children High school education Occupation: housewife Insane relativs: sister. Cause of psychosis: overwork and family cares. Admitting psychosis: constitutional psychopathic. Admitted, May 1928. Commitment sheet: was a typist and stenographer for She was a former patient at the hospital for over two months in 1924. She was. discharged re covered, eighteen pounds heaver. Three children since released. Five years before her first admission the record. says it was supposed she had syphilis, but the hospital tasserman test was negative and she was told what she had had was not a true syphilis. "She is in no condition, mentally or phYsically to bear children, and should be sterilized." Somewhat dependent upon charity organizations since 1926. Did not want to leave hospital. A last commitment, de lusion: thinks her brain has turnedo water and is of no use. Has tried to get into the hospital since last dis charge, but this is apparently a device of hers to escape a hard life with her drunken, immoral, bootlegger husband. ugust 1928. Operation: salpingectomy, eight years. Motive for Adjustment: operation: therapeutic, not apparently is home . situation recommi tt,ed since not as mente perhaps eugenic. discharge in 1928, having sufficiently unfavorable to induce necessitating recommitment. fear and recurrence of her factor in a psychosis, Absence of pregnancies of pregnancy may be favorable so her or adjust- |
