Annual report on the working of the Ranchi Indian Mental Hospital, Kanke, in Bihar : 1930.

  • Ranchi Indian Mental Hospital (Bihar, India)
Date:
1930
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Credit: Annual report on the working of the Ranchi Indian Mental Hospital, Kanke, in Bihar : 1930. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ^(iv) &rug8.—{a) On my return from leave I introduced whaL I had seen in Zurich Hospital the treatment popularly known as Zurich treatment. It consists of heroic doses of Sodium Luminal gr XII per day given per mouth or by deep intramuscular injections in the buttock. It is continued for o^ er a fortnight. It is very beneficial in cases of acute excitement with intractable insomnia. We tried in several of our cases of this type and the results were very encouraging but unfortunately the benefit was temporary. {b) Deep intramuscular injections of Paraldehyde. Paraldehyde Ji was also injected daily in the buttocks for a period of a fortnight in highly excited cases. The results were very encouraging but the benefit was temporary. (c) During the year under review Bromo-Ghloral Co was also prescribed by me to some mild as well as intractable cases of insomnia. In some cases the drug acted like a charm but failed in others. .In fact the above drugs tried in the way described above during the year under report have come to stay on our register of drugs for insomnia and general excitement. (v) . Organotherapy.—Nineteen patients were treated with different glandular compounds during the period under review but the results were not very encouraging. Thyroid was found to be a very good activating agent when given in large dosas for a period of 10 days in acute melancholia and mild stupor cases. (vi) Physiotherapy ~Strictest attention is paid in this Hospital to correct all physical defects before an attempt is made to explore the psychological defects. Tonsils, nasal sinuses, adenoids, eyes, ears, etc., are contributory causes to mental derangement when they are defective. Therefore on admission of a patient all physical avenues which are believed to contribute smaller or larger share in the causation of mental diseases are thoroughly explored. Teeth.—(a) The services of a wholetime dentist on the staff are desirable but funds have not been forthcoming. Throughout the year under review and the previous years, Dr. D. R. Choudhurv, one of the sub-assistant surgeons on our staff, treated the teeth of a number of the patients.