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A study was made of the records of 366 disturbed male patients who were treated in a mental hospital during a period of approximately ten years. These whose illness was associated with organic disease were excluded from the group studied. In the remaining group of 235 patients with psychogenic psychoses comparisons were made between the incontinent and the continent patients in regard to formal diagnoses, outcome of illness and mental trends.
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Acknowledgment is made of the author's indebtedness to the New York Hospital, Westchester Division, for the use of case records from its clinical service. Gratitude is expressed to Dr. George W. Henry for aid in the preparation of the manuscript.
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Hill, J.M. Incontinence in acutely psychotic patients. Psych Quar 13, 294–302 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01563461
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