| From Paralysis to Fatigue: A History of Psychosomatic Illness in the Modern Era Contributor(s): Shorter, Edward (Author) |
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ISBN: 0029286670 ISBN-13: 9780029286678 Publisher: Free Press OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1993 Annotation: The first book to put the physical symptoms of stress in their historical andcultural context, Shorter's fascinating history shows how patients throughoutthe centuries have experienced symptoms of stress in tandem with the culturalshifts of larger society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Diseases - Psychology | Psychopathology - General |
| Dewey: 616.001 |
| LCCN: 91024912 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.06" W x 9.08" (1.47 lbs) 420 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |