Publication

1974 - Harper & Row, New York, United States

Language

English

Word Count

74,250 words, Guess

Page Count

297 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • LibraryThing104757
  • Better World Books9780060911515
  • Open LibraryOL22087166M

Classifications

  • DDC132.1

First Sentence

Since the modern concept of hysteria was cut from the cloth of malingering, and since the physician most responsible for establishing "hysteria" as a medically legitimate illness was Charcot, I shall start with an examination of his work; and I shall then trace the development of the concept of hysteria to the present time.

Excerpt

Since the modern concept of hysteria was cut from the cloth of malingering, and since the physician most responsible for establishing "hysteria" as a medically legitimate illness was Charcot, I shall start with an examination of his work; and I shall then trace the development of the concept of hysteria to the present time.

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