From Paralysis to Fatigue: A History of Psychosomatic Illness in the Modern Era, Paperback - Edward Shorter

In the 19th century, when gender roles were more confining, the dominant forms of psychosomatic illness were paralysis and hysteria. Today, when pe...

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