A neuropsychiatric and genetical investigation of acute intermittent porphyria / by Lennart Wetterberg.

  • Wetterberg, Lennart.
Date:
1967
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Credit: A neuropsychiatric and genetical investigation of acute intermittent porphyria / by Lennart Wetterberg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    which one of the two different forms of perceptional disorder is actually present (Riss 1959). When details were available it was noted whether the disorder was of the auditory, visual, olfactory, gustatory or tactile type. 3. Depression Depression was defined as a feeling of sadness associated with an unpleas¬ ant feeling of tension. Efforts are generally accompanied by mental pain, the patient looses his normal initiative and becomes restrained in a feel¬ ing of hopelessness which is reflected in his attitude and behaviour. He is unable to make important decisions and experiences difficulties in daily routine mental activities. Only conditions which limit the patient's nor¬ mal daily activity considerably have been registered as depressions. 4. Prominent suicidal thoughts or attempts In addition to verified attempts to commit suicide, preoccupation with suicidal thoughts as mentioned spontaneously or during questioning in interviews with the patient, or noted as causing concern to his relatives or associates, were recorded under this heading. 5. Anxiety Anxiety was defined as a state of increased, disruptive nervous tension, combined with a feeling of uneasiness, apprehension, frustration and restlessness. Anxiety was registered when of such a degree as to interfere with the patient's routine activities. 6. Certain types of emotional disturbances The symptoms were recorded and defined in the following way: apathy as dullness or absence of emotional response to pleasant or painful experi¬ ences; ambivalence as emotional indecision caused by contradictory feel- 20