Table: TABLE II.Table of Symptoms.(Including those for which the children were referred and others which were discovered at the diagnostic interview.
TABLE II.
Table of Symptoms.
(Including those for which the children were referred and others which were discovered at the diagnostic interview.
| 1. | Nervous Disorders.Fears and anxiety | 39 | |
| Solitariness and unsocialbility | 4 | |
| Depression and lethargy | 11 | 54 |
| 2. | Habit Disorders. | | |
| Enuresis | 32 | |
| Sleep disorders | 7 | |
| Habit spasms | 11 | |
| Feeding difficulties | 3 | |
| Epilepsy | 3 | |
| Hysterical symptoms | 3 | |
| Speech disorders | 1 | |
| Asthma | 1 | |
| Faecal incontinence | 2 | |
| Migraine | 2 | |
| Chorea | 1 | |
| | | 66 |
| 3. | Behaviour Disorders. | | |
| Delinquency (including stealing and lying) | 25 | |
| Difficult to manage at home | 11 | |
| Difficult to manage at school | 11 | |
| Aggression | 17 | |
| Truancy and absconding | 10 | |
| Sex difficulties | 5 | |
| Temper tantrums | 6 | |
| Bizarre symptoms— pre-psychotic | 3 | |
| | | 88 |
| 4. | Educational Difficulties. | | |
| Backward | 19 | |
| School failure | 6 | |
| Advice on school placement | 4 | |
| Advice on school work | 2 | |
| | 31 |
| | 239 |
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Table: TABLE III.Home Conditions—57 Cases.
TABLE III.
Home Conditions—57 Cases.
| Mother | | Father | |
|---|
| Dead | 11 . | Dead | 9 |
| Very dull or defective | 3 | Delinquent | 3 |
| Psychotic or borderline | 5 | Psychotic or borderline | 1 |
| Chronically neurotic | 13 | Chronically neurotic | 4 |
| Stepmother | | Parents | |
| Psychotic | 1 | Divorced | 3 |
| Cruel | 2 | Separated | 2 |
| Child | | Pronounced marital disharmony | 11 |
| Illegitimate | 9 |
| Adopted | 7 | | |
| Care and Protection Cases | 2 | | |
| In a Home | 1 | | |
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