Prepsychotic Personality of Patients With Agitated Depression

Cross-national (Anglo—Irish) differences in obsessional symptoms and traits of personality

“…On the other hand, obsessional practices, like the drinking habits of a society, may predispose to the development of psychiatric illnesses. Thus the presence of obsessional traits has been noted in the premorbid personalities of patients who develop depressive illnesses (Lewis, 1936;Titley, 1936Titley, , 1938Lion, 1942). Further research may disclose that depression is commoner among Irish than among English people.…”

“…It has been said that people with obsessional traits of personality are predisposed to develop depressive illnesses (Titley, 1936(Titley, , 1938Lion, 1942). Obsessive character traits or frank obsessive symptoms were present in 19 of the 61 depressed patients described by Lewis (1934).…”

Cross-national (Anglo—Irish) differences in obsessional symptoms and traits of personality

“…On the other hand, obsessional practices, like the drinking habits of a society, may predispose to the development of psychiatric illnesses. Thus the presence of obsessional traits has been noted in the premorbid personalities of patients who develop depressive illnesses (Lewis, 1936;Titley, 1936Titley, , 1938Lion, 1942). Further research may disclose that depression is commoner among Irish than among English people.…”

“…It has been said that people with obsessional traits of personality are predisposed to develop depressive illnesses (Titley, 1936(Titley, , 1938Lion, 1942). Obsessive character traits or frank obsessive symptoms were present in 19 of the 61 depressed patients described by Lewis (1934).…”

Old age and aging the present status of scientific knowledge: Section meeting, 1939: Psychiatric aspects of old age and aging.

“…It is obvious that we also have to search in involutional depressions for the infantile determinant of the psychosis and, furthermore, for the constitutional and character problems involved. Titley (7) has characterized the prepsychotic personality of patients with agitated depression as rigid, stubborn, overconscientious and meticulous. "A rigid ethical code, proclivity for saving and extreme reticence, coupled with markedly sensitive and anxious trends, recurred throughout."…”

Cross-national (Anglo—Irish) differences in obsessional symptoms and traits of personality

“…On the other hand, obsessional practices, like the drinking habits of a society, may predispose to the development of psychiatric illnesses. Thus the presence of obsessional traits has been noted in the premorbid personalities of patients who develop depressive illnesses (Lewis, 1936;Titley, 1936Titley, , 1938Lion, 1942). Further research may disclose that depression is commoner among Irish than among English people.…”

“…It has been said that people with obsessional traits of personality are predisposed to develop depressive illnesses (Titley, 1936(Titley, , 1938Lion, 1942). Obsessive character traits or frank obsessive symptoms were present in 19 of the 61 depressed patients described by Lewis (1934).…”

Old age and aging the present status of scientific knowledge: Section meeting, 1939: Psychiatric aspects of old age and aging.

“…It is obvious that we also have to search in involutional depressions for the infantile determinant of the psychosis and, furthermore, for the constitutional and character problems involved. Titley (7) has characterized the prepsychotic personality of patients with agitated depression as rigid, stubborn, overconscientious and meticulous. "A rigid ethical code, proclivity for saving and extreme reticence, coupled with markedly sensitive and anxious trends, recurred throughout."…”

Cross-national (Anglo—Irish) differences in obsessional symptoms and traits of personality

“…On the other hand, obsessional practices, like the drinking habits of a society, may predispose to the development of psychiatric illnesses. Thus the presence of obsessional traits has been noted in the premorbid personalities of patients who develop depressive illnesses (Lewis, 1936;Titley, 1936Titley, , 1938Lion, 1942). Further research may disclose that depression is commoner among Irish than among English people.…”

“…It has been said that people with obsessional traits of personality are predisposed to develop depressive illnesses (Titley, 1936(Titley, , 1938Lion, 1942). Obsessive character traits or frank obsessive symptoms were present in 19 of the 61 depressed patients described by Lewis (1934).…”

Old age and aging the present status of scientific knowledge: Section meeting, 1939: Psychiatric aspects of old age and aging.

“…It is obvious that we also have to search in involutional depressions for the infantile determinant of the psychosis and, furthermore, for the constitutional and character problems involved. Titley (7) has characterized the prepsychotic personality of patients with agitated depression as rigid, stubborn, overconscientious and meticulous. "A rigid ethical code, proclivity for saving and extreme reticence, coupled with markedly sensitive and anxious trends, recurred throughout."…”