Medicine, Emotion and Disease, 1700-1950
Author : Fay Bound Alberti
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2006-10-31
ISBN 13 : 9781403985378
Pages : 224 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (43 downloads)
Download Medicine, Emotion and Disease, 1700-1950 PDF Format Full Free by Fay Bound Alberti and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2006-10-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.