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Mutism in the Soldier and its Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

Colin McDowall
Colin McDowall*
Affiliation:
Ticehurst House, Tice-hurst
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Many varieties of functional disturbance are found in men enlisted for the present war, and not the least interesting is mutism. In a hospital set apart for the treatment of nervous disorders many cases of complete loss of speech are met with, and these may be divided conveniently into three main categories as follows: Mutism arising in the field, in hospital, and previous to participation in active service.

Type
Part I.—Original Articles
Information
Journal of Mental Science , Volume 64 , Issue 264 , January 1918 , pp. 54 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1918 

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