Annual report on mental hospitals : 1956.

Date:: 1956

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Credit: Annual report on mental hospitals : 1956. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Special Therapies.—The special therapies like Insulin, Electric convulsive therapy, Leucotomy operations and Psychological treatments were given to suitable patients and the number of patients treated with different therapies is as under :— Male. Female. Total. 1. % Insulin 71 45 116 2. Electric convulsive therapy 344 99 443 3. Transorbital leucotomy operations 28 24 52 4. Recent drugs like Largactil and Serpasil were used in suitable cases. 5. Psychological treatment was given to suitable cases, which included Narce Analysis and Narce therapy, individual and group psycho therapy. A statement showing the number of recovery or otherwise in the different therapies, is enclosed. Amusements.—There are recreational clubs in the male and female sections foi patients. Patients collect in the recreation rooms and read newspapers, periodicals and magazines. They listen to radio programmes. There are facilities for playing billiards, table-tennis and other indoor games. Twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, clubs are held in the evenings. Patients have social gatherings, where more than hundred patients take part in club. Besides indoor games, patients play outdoor games like Cricket and Volley ball and etc. The general annual sports of the hospital patients and staff for the period under report were held in January 1956. Shri Junwalla, Advocate of Poona, was to grace the function by presiding over it; but could not do so on account of unexpected pereavement in his family. The Superintendent of the Yeravda Industrial Schoo' was kind enough to send a group of school boys, along with their School band The boys played music during sports activities. A number of patients and stab members actively took part in the sports like running race, thread and needle race, sack race, three-legged race, relay race and etc. Sweets and fruits were distri¬ buted to the patients on the function. Many respectable guests from Poona were present to witness the function. On important festivals of various communities, sweets and special dishes were served to the patients. The number of patients that took part in games and etc., is as under :— 1. Cinema shows were arranged in the hospital itself and the total number of patients that attended the shows during the period underreport is 20,800 males and 2,324 females. 2. About 40 per cent, of the patients took part in the games and listening tc Tadio, etc. 3. Patients were sent out for drives in the Hospital bus. The total number j of patients that went out in the bus drives during the period under report is 1,105 f males and 295 females. A total expenditure of Rs. 3,597-11-0 was incurred on account of amusements i from the discretionary grants placed at the disposal of this Hospital, during the period under report.