Theories of Bisexuality with Report of a Case

The purpose of this paper is to report an unusual and interesting case of bisexuality occurring in a patient suffering from dementia precox and follow this by a summary of some aspects of this anomaly.

J. S. W. was admitted to Utica State Hospital October 12, 1927.

Family history: There was nothing remarkable in the history of the grandparents or their collaterals which could be connected with the patient. Both parents played a major rôle in the development of patient's make-up. The mother, aged fifty-five, has been an invalid for the past eight years. A maternal aunt was always considered foolish and kept at home. Patient's younger brother, age eighteen, left high school without graduating, saying he would rather play baseball and football. His father, who is said to be stern and domineering, ordered him to work, whereupon he went to his sister, who was employed in New York City, and became engaged as a messenger for a banking house.

Personal history: Patient was born thirty-one years ago, the second eldest of three children, birth and infancy being normal. He contracted measles at age two, and following this he became partially deaf. He repeated the second grade of public school because he wasn't able to learn very rapidly. This, patient states, was because he was deaf and didn't seem to grasp things as readily as the others. He left high school prior to completion in order to finish his course in a preparatory school, but was set back one year by this change. While there he began drinking to excess and was told to leave. His father then sent him to a preparatory school in Virginia, and although he got along well for a term he had to return home because of financial difficulties. He then studied art for one term, following which he went to New York City for the same purpose. He remained there two years, but had to give up because he couldn't concentrate on his work. This caused despondency and he sent a special delivery letter to his father asking h