CHAPTER XII.

SEX IN RELATION TO INSANITY.

Relative frequency of the occurrence of insanity in the sexes-- The sexual system in the female exerts a larger influence upon the nervous system in certain ways than that of the male-- Sexual derangements dependent upon the debility of the nervous system--They are generally _consequents_ and not causes of nervous debility--Functional derangements of sexual organs rare among the insane--A tendency to recovery in case they do exist--Other conditions not favorable to mental health 187