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Medical Question. Death Certificate

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Linda

Linda Report 20 Sep 2008 21:15

I have just got a death certificate and the cause of death is

Acute Mania
p.m. certified

the place is Lunatic Asylum, Thorpe, Norfolk in 1853 and she was 50 years old.

p.m., I assume means that there was a post motem but not sure what acute mania is.
please could someone tell me if this was what we would now call manic depression.

Thank you for any help you can give me.
Linda

Julie

Julie Report 20 Sep 2008 21:18

I think you'll be best to Google as quite a bit came up

Linda

Linda Report 20 Sep 2008 21:20

Thank you Julie, I will do that

Linda

Lyndi

Lyndi Report 20 Sep 2008 21:22


Try this site:

http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/Index.htm

Linda

Linda Report 20 Sep 2008 21:33

Lyndi, thank you, I will look at that one.

I don't understand how it would have killed her....

linda

Lyndi

Lyndi Report 20 Sep 2008 23:14

Just found this Linda -

'In the era before modern treatments, such extreme mania resulted in severe dehydration, malnourishment, or even death.'

Linda

Linda Report 21 Sep 2008 10:34

Thank you all very much for your help.

Poor lady, it must have been awful for her and her family.

Linda