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Medicine, Emotion and Disease, 1700-1950

Fay Bound Alberti

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Using interdisciplinary techniques and original research findings, Medicine, Emotion and Disease, 1700-1950 brings together scholars in the history of medicine to address medical theories and beliefs about emotion and disease. It explores such issues as the shift from humoral to nervous interpretations of emotion; the emotional nature of the relationship between medical professionals and their patients; and the extent to which gender might influence the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of pathological emotional conditions.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: October 31, 2006

ISBN: 1403985375

ISBN 13: 9781403985378

Medicine, Emotion and Disease, 1700-1950

Fay Bound Alberti

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Using interdisciplinary techniques and original research findings, Medicine, Emotion and Disease, 1700-1950 brings together scholars in the history of medicine to address medical theories and beliefs about emotion and disease. It explores such issues as the shift from humoral to nervous interpretations of emotion; the emotional nature of the relationship between medical professionals and their patients; and the extent to which gender might influence the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of pathological emotional conditions.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Release: October 31, 2006

ISBN: 1403985375

ISBN 13: 9781403985378

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