From Paralysis to Fatigue

A History of Psychosomatic Illness in the Modern Era

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Psychology, Self Help
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Author: Edward Shorter ISBN: 9781439105641
Publisher: Free Press Publication: June 30, 2008
Imprint: Free Press Language: English
Author: Edward Shorter
ISBN: 9781439105641
Publisher: Free Press
Publication: June 30, 2008
Imprint: Free Press
Language: English

The first book to put the physical symptoms of stress in their historical and cultural context.

This fascinating history of psychosomatic disorders shows how patients throughout the centuries have produced symptoms in tandem with the cultural shifts of the larger society. Newly popularized diseases such as "chronic fatigue syndrome" and "total allergy syndrome" are only the most recent examples of patients complaining of ailments that express the truths about the culture in which they live.

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The first book to put the physical symptoms of stress in their historical and cultural context.

This fascinating history of psychosomatic disorders shows how patients throughout the centuries have produced symptoms in tandem with the cultural shifts of the larger society. Newly popularized diseases such as "chronic fatigue syndrome" and "total allergy syndrome" are only the most recent examples of patients complaining of ailments that express the truths about the culture in which they live.

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