Geriatrics : the diseases of old age and their treatment, including physiological old age, home and institutional care, and medico-legal relations . r, and hysteria may occur. Theseare best treated by bromides and chloral. Hyoscine givenhypodermically in 1/100-grain doses will generally quiet thepatient during the violent attack. In many cases, however,the outburst of temper lasts but a few moments and is followedby hysterical tears or by a sound sleep and no treatment isrequired. Women sometimes know when these attacks willcome on, they know or feel that they will have a bad day andwhile some
Geriatrics : the diseases of old age and their treatment, including physiological old age, home and institutional care, and medico-legal relations . r, and hysteria may occur. Theseare best treated by bromides and chloral. Hyoscine givenhypodermically in 1/100-grain doses will generally quiet thepatient during the violent attack. In many cases, however,the outburst of temper lasts but a few moments and is followedby hysterical tears or by a sound sleep and no treatment isrequired. Women sometimes know when these attacks willcome on, they know or feel that they will have a bad day andwhile some will try to fight off the approaching feeling of irrita-bility, others give vent to their feelings and refuse every effortto relieve them. The treatment of these cases depends to agreat extent upon the temperament of the individual and psychicmeasures are often more effective than drugs. The menopauseusually produces a profound psychic depression in childlesswomen. Moral suasion is occasionally effective in these casesbut drugs are useless except to produce a momentary stimulation. Atresia of the senile vagina seldom produces much discomfort. Senile Contracted Kidney. (Pic andBonnamour.)
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