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Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 31<br />

tioii. So th<strong>at</strong> the clinician must not be- teric period should make the physician<br />

lieve th<strong>at</strong> such physical symptoms neces- think very carefully <strong>of</strong> this condition,<br />

sarily indic<strong>at</strong>e a mere passing intoxic<strong>at</strong>ion Anxiety is the prominent fe<strong>at</strong>ure in this<br />

with neurastheniform accompaniments.<br />

Having diagnosed hebephrenia we are<br />

psychosis. In the presenile form there is a<br />

feeling <strong>of</strong> uncertainty as well, while the<br />

yet unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely not in a positiori to pe- form <strong>of</strong> simple ap<strong>at</strong>hy <strong>of</strong> the aged is the<br />

scribe a remedy; but as there is no evidence most like neurasthenia; for there are not<br />

th<strong>at</strong> the Wier Mitchell tre<strong>at</strong>ment is efEca- delusions, and orient<strong>at</strong>ion is undisturbed,<br />

cious in these cases, we <strong>at</strong> least save the The desire to commit suicide is very sigtime,<br />

money and blighted hope <strong>of</strong> the pa- nificant involutional melancholia. From<br />

tient's friends. Xot th<strong>at</strong> hope need be the .?4'w//

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