Medical Notes of John Graham Forrest, Chiswick Asylum (1884-1925) – Wellcome Library, London Ref MSS.6222-6227: Difference between revisions
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Disinclined to converse and took little or no part in conversations - appeared suspicious and odd and peculiar in ??? asked for a light for his pipe at once - afterwards took tea with me and smoked in a hurried and restless way. Did not ask any natural questions, but said several times that it was all wrong with him and that nothing could help him and that he did harm to everyone. I tried to reassure him and explain matters but he only said he would understand nothing that he was “all right” – he took dinner and went to bed and slept quietly that night with an attendant in the room. | Disinclined to converse and took little or no part in conversations - appeared suspicious and odd and peculiar in ??? asked for a light for his pipe at once - afterwards took tea with me and smoked in a hurried and restless way. Did not ask any natural questions, but said several times that it was all wrong with him and that nothing could help him and that he did harm to everyone. I tried to reassure him and explain matters but he only said he would understand nothing that he was “all right” – he took dinner and went to bed and slept quietly that night with an attendant in the room. | ||
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|Took meals quietly – went out of doors and walked in the garden ??? at first to go out. Very silent makes no enquiries. Seems to have delusions and hallucinations of hearing Latin ??? by Dr ??? Who wrote a certificate of his ??? of mind | |Took meals quietly – went out of doors and walked in the garden ??? at first to go out. Very silent makes no enquiries. Seems to have delusions and hallucinations of hearing Latin ??? by Dr ??? Who wrote a certificate of his ??? of mind | ||
Tongue pale - ???? | Tongue pale - ???? | ||
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|Had a quiet night – walked out – rather more able to converse. Bowels acting freely after solines – his manner is less restless, but he gets up suddenly and makes observations such as “it is all wrong” he will not speak much about himself but answers a question now and then quite properly but more often stares ??? and says nothing. He will not read or do anything but smoke, he fills up his pipe and purposely lights it and knocks it out again – Talks a little of his family saying they “always interfere with him” | |Had a quiet night – walked out – rather more able to converse. Bowels acting freely after solines – his manner is less restless, but he gets up suddenly and makes observations such as “it is all wrong” he will not speak much about himself but answers a question now and then quite properly but more often stares ??? and says nothing. He will not read or do anything but smoke, he fills up his pipe and purposely lights it and knocks it out again – Talks a little of his family saying they “always interfere with him” | ||
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|Has been going on well - unwilling to converse much and stares at one in a peculiar way but seems less confused and generally lighter – says he ought “to get him out of the country” seems irritable and purish if questioned and makes sudden odd gestures of annoyance – visited by a ??? Dr ??? who signed order – Mr Forrest seems in better health – his tongue is clear | |Has been going on well - unwilling to converse much and stares at one in a peculiar way but seems less confused and generally lighter – says he ought “to get him out of the country” seems irritable and purish if questioned and makes sudden odd gestures of annoyance – visited by a ??? Dr ??? who signed order – Mr Forrest seems in better health – his tongue is clear | ||
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|Is lighter today and more inclined to talk. Shows animosity against his father – says he cannot resume his clerical work. Seems very deluded about people “interfering with him” and said that his father accused him of “keeping a mistress” and spoke of him as his "mother's husband" | |Is lighter today and more inclined to talk. Shows animosity against his father – says he cannot resume his clerical work. Seems very deluded about people “interfering with him” and said that his father accused him of “keeping a mistress” and spoke of him as his "mother's husband" | ||
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He suffers from delusions that his relatives "interfere" with him that "they ???? ????? And a ??" ??? They acuse him of ????? & various crimes" | He suffers from delusions that his relatives "interfere" with him that "they ???? ????? And a ??" ??? They acuse him of ????? & various crimes" | ||
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|Feb 12th | |align="right"|Feb 12th | ||
|Going on quietly and seems more rational and able to converse. He is restless in manner and frequently 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 | |Going on quietly and seems more rational and able to converse. He is restless in manner and frequently 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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|Looks better and is more tranquil in manner, but is obscured 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. | |Looks better and is more tranquil in manner, but is obscured 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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|March 1st | |align="right"|March 1st | ||
|Goes on quietly. Abuses his father and talks of what he ??? to do, has very vague ideas about his future. Walks about the place, smokes ??? a little and with what he calls ??? which are not very coherent. A little ??? at night at times but is as much quiet. Seems contented. | |Goes on quietly. Abuses his father and talks of what he ??? to do, has very vague ideas about his future. Walks about the place, smokes ??? a little and with what he calls ??? which are not very coherent. A little ??? at night at times but is as much quiet. Seems contented. | ||
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|March 22nd | |align="right"|March 22nd | ||
|Quiet and generally well behaved. Plays piano a great deal, in a rather fluid style, and at times will rather to much emphasis! Still talks of the ??? his ??? have from him. ??? complaints, and takes things very easily. Reads, lunches with, etc ??? good & improved in health. | |Quiet and generally well behaved. Plays piano a great deal, in a rather fluid style, and at times will rather to much emphasis! Still talks of the ??? his ??? have from him. ??? complaints, and takes things very easily. Reads, lunches with, etc ??? good & improved in health. | ||
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|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 declined to ??? ??? and marched about the room excitedly – talks of writing ???? himself as a ???? | |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 declined to ??? ??? and marched about the room excitedly – talks of writing ???? himself as a ???? | ||
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|April 12th | |align="right"|April 12th | ||
|Has gone on quietly lately. Talks in the same way about himself, says he is ??? enough for anything, but he is ???? and uncertain in every way. Plays a good deal on piano, is out of doors as much as possible and has enjoyed sitting ??? the last few days. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? | |Has gone on quietly lately. Talks in the same way about himself, says he is ??? enough for anything, but he is ???? and uncertain in every way. Plays a good deal on piano, is out of doors as much as possible and has enjoyed sitting ??? the last few days. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? | ||
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|June 15th | |align="right"|June 15th | ||
|Mr Forrest has been going on quietly and when conposed is very pleasant in manner – he ??? himself by playing the piano and is welcome to go about the grounds unattended – but he is still obscured 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 dillusions – saying again all the dreadful things his father said of him i.e. that he kept a mistresss 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 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. | |Mr Forrest has been going on quietly and when conposed is very pleasant in manner – he ??? himself by playing the piano and is welcome to go about the grounds unattended – but he is still obscured 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 dillusions – saying again all the dreadful things his father said of him i.e. that he kept a mistresss 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 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. | ||
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|Sept 15th | |align="right"|Sept 15th | ||
|Lately Mr Forrest has been better and less inclined to ??? to ??? with ??? about the ??? 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 Tennis and plays the Piano brilliantly and well chess and reading. He is gentle in manner rather shy of strangers – goes to church. | |Lately Mr Forrest has been better and less inclined to ??? to ??? with ??? about the ??? 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 Tennis and plays the Piano brilliantly and well chess and reading. He is gentle in manner rather shy of strangers – goes to church. | ||
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|Today, at his request visited by the Vicar | |Today, at his request visited by the Vicar | ||
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|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 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 | |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. | ||
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|1909 Jan 17th | |align="right"|1909 Jan 17th | ||
[s/b 1910] | [s/b 1910] | ||
|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 use to be followed by detectives in town and asked whether there were any about now – He said that he forces P.T.O. | |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 use 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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