Hysteria Beyond Freud by Sander L. Gilman, Roy Porter
Hysteria Beyond Freud

Sander L. Gilman, Roy Porter

Hysteria Beyond Freud

Sander L. Gilman, Roy Porter

502 pages first pub 1993 (view editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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"She's hysterical." For centuries, the term "hysteria" has been used by physicians and laymen to diagnose and dismiss the extreme emotionality and mysterious physical disorders presumed to bedevil others—especially women. How did this medical conc...

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