Hysteria Beyond Freud by Sander L. Gilman, Roy Porter

Hysteria Beyond Freud

Sander L. Gilman, Roy Porter

478 pages first pub 1993 (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 alike to diagnose and dismiss the extreme emotionality and mysterious physical disorders presumed to bedevil others—especially women. How has this medica...

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