Medical Notes of John Graham Forrest, Chiswick Asylum (1884-1925) – Wellcome Library, London Ref MSS.6222-6227: Difference between revisions
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|John Graham Forrest - Feb 10th | |John Graham Forrest - Feb 10th | ||
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|He suffers from delusions that his relatives "interfere" with him that "they call him a blackguard and a fool". That they accuse him of | |He suffers from delusions that his relatives "interfere" with him that "they call him a blackguard and a fool". That they accuse him of immoralities & various crimes". Especially his animosity is directed against his father who "won't let him alone". He hears "voices" and is he says "constantly worried" and says "everything is wrong he does" | ||
He has an irritable and restless manner - Is more rational & better able to converse lately - He seems to wish for no occupation but reads a little - Sleeps well - | He has an irritable and restless manner - Is more rational & better able to converse lately - He seems to wish for no occupation but reads a little - Sleeps well - | ||
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|align="right"|Feb 12th | |align="right"|Feb 12th | ||
|Going on quietly and seems more rational and able to converse. He is restless in manner and | |Going on quietly and seems more rational and able to converse. He is restless in manner and constantly referring to his relatives interfering with him and has many delusions. Visited by Dr J Watson whose visit rather excited him – Looks better in health. | ||
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|align="right"|17th | |align="right"|17th | ||
|Looks better and is more tranquil in manner, but is | |Looks better and is more tranquil in manner, but is obsessed by delusions about his father and indeed is hardly able to talk of anything else. Has written to a friend. Plays the piano very well. | ||
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|align="right"|March 1st | |align="right"|March 1st | ||
|Goes on quietly. Abuses his father and talks of what he | |Goes on quietly. Abuses his father and talks of what he means to do. Has very vague ideas about his future. Walks about the place, smokes, reads a little and writes what he calls notes which are not very coherent. A little noisy at night at times but as a rule quiet. Seems contented. | ||
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|align="right"|March 22nd | |align="right"|March 22nd | ||
|Quiet and generally well behaved. Plays piano a great deal, in a rather fluid style, and at times | |Quiet and generally well behaved. Plays piano a great deal, in a rather fluid style, and at times with rather too much emphasis! Still talks of the mischief his people have done him. Makes no complaints and takes things very easily. Reads, writes notes, etc Appetite good, is improved in health. T.S. Tuke | ||
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|align="right"|March 23rd | |align="right"|March 23rd | ||
|Saw Dr Savage today who talked to him about his clerical work and whether he would resume it. This seems to irritate him intensely, he declared he never | |Saw Dr Savage today who talked to him about his clerical work and whether he would resume it. This seems to irritate him intensely, he declared he never could and never would and marched about the room excitedly – Talks of nothing but himself as a rule. T S Tuke | ||
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|align="right"|April 12th | |align="right"|April 12th | ||
|Has gone on quietly lately. Talks in the same way about himself, says he is | |Has gone on quietly lately. Talks in the same way about himself, says he is sensible enough for anything, but he is weak and uncertain in every way. Plays a good deal on piano, is out of doors as much as possible and has enjoyed sitting out these last few days. Makes sermons & draws designs for windows of churches etc. Sleeps finely - Is inclined to smoke too much. Very egotistical still. T.S. Tuke | ||
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|A little calmer in manner, but still talks at length of his family, his father particularly, and his inability to be allowed to do anything. | |A little calmer in manner, but still talks at length of his family, his father particularly, and his inability to be allowed to do anything. | ||
Wanders along from subject to subject, takes very little interest in things but has lately talked of the prayer book mission a little. Says that he will never be allowed to do anything right, At times gets muted in an aimless way and does nothing, Broke his stick one day in a paroxysm of childish excitement. | |||
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A little calmer of late, but still accuses people of " | A little calmer of late, but still accuses people of "interfering" with him. Makes accusations against his father particularly. Manner is restless and preoccupied, but he speaks much often more freely than he did, chiefly about himself, and his parents and their behaviour. | ||
Says he is not allowed to do anything right. Cannot | |||
Says he is not allowed to do anything right. Cannot undertake to do anything. Walks a good deal & plays skilfully on the piano, of which he seems really fond, displaying some knowledge of touch & expression & some execution. Makes no complaints, except against his own people. | |||
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|align="right"|June 15th | |align="right"|June 15th | ||
|Mr Forrest has been going on quietly and when | |Mr Forrest has been going on quietly - and when composed is very pleasant in manner – he occupies himself by playing the piano and is welcome to go about the grounds unattended – But he is still obsessed by delusions about his father and family and has been unfortunately disturbed by being “served with a notice of appointment of Receiver” he was a great deal worried by this and in a long interview in which I tried to reassure him, he spoke more freely than usual of his delusions – saying again all the dreadful things his father said of him i.e. that he kept a mistress and now mentioned the woman by name – that he was followed by detectives when he was in London – and he talked in this sort of way for half an hour to me without any reason, and refusing to accept the slightest argument as to his being possibly mistaken – This is all mixed up with references to his mother’s will &c - and business matters – He thinks he “has been made to suffer” most cruelly by his relatives and that his reputation has been so destroyed that the only thing he can do is to remain here until his father’s death. He is in good health. | ||
Lately, Dr Segundo & Mrs Segundo visited him. | Lately, Dr Segundo & Mrs Segundo visited him. Ch. Tuke | ||
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|align="right"|Sept 15th | |align="right"|Sept 15th | ||
|Lately Mr Forrest has been better and less inclined to | |Lately Mr Forrest has been better and less inclined to dispute with vehemence about the treatment he receives from his father. He has seen two of his brothers and has written to them – he looks very well, is much out of doors. In the house occupies himself with music and plays the piano brilliantly and well - chess and reading. He is gentle in manner rather shy of strangers – goes to church - Ch. Tuke | ||
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|align="right"|16th | |align="right"|16th | ||
|Today, at his request visited by the Vicar | |Today, at his request visited by the Vicar – Ch. Tuke | ||
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|align="right"|October 15th | |align="right"|October 15th | ||
|Going on well but he is very odd in many ways – generally cheerful and talks less of his father, but absolutely refused to see one of his brothers (Frank) the other day because | |Going on well but he is very odd in many ways – generally cheerful and talks less of his father, but absolutely refused to see one of his brothers (Frank) the other day because he comes from home – Mr Forrest slept badly for a few nights and I hear that in the bathroom he often abuses his father loudly | ||
He goes to church frequently. He looks very well. | He goes to church frequently. He looks very well. – Ch. Tuke | ||
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|align="right"|1909 Jan 17th | |align="right"|1909 Jan 17th | ||
[s/b 1910] | [s/b 1910] | ||
|Has been going on quietly much in the same manner – | |Has been going on quietly much in the same manner – Sometimes dines with me and behaves naturally – Is rather odd and suspicious and is put-out and rather disturbed by news of his father’s serious ill health – Today while talking very quietly he repeated that he used to be followed by detectives in town and asked whether there were any about now – He said that he forces P.T.O. | ||
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