From Paralysis to Fatigue: A History of Psychosomatic Illness in the
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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.
Author: Edward Shorter
Format: Paperback, 420 pages, 152mm x 229mm, 465 g
Published: 1993, Simon & Schuster, United States
Genre: Psychology: Professional & General
Description
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.
From Paralysis to Fatigue: A History of Psychosomatic Illness in the