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"Shattered nerves" : doctors, patients, and depression in Victorian England /

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An examination of pre-Freudian psychiatric developments illustrated with biographical sketches of doctors and patients alike. The text attempts to place a puzzling medical problem in its full social, cultural and intellectual context.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oppenheim, Janet, 1948-1994
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.
Subjects:
Depression, Mental > England > History > 19th century.
Depressed persons > England > Biography.
Depression, Mental > Treatment > England > History > 19th century.
Depression, Mental > England > Biography.
Depressive Disorder > history
Depressive Disorder > therapy
Neurotic Disorders > history
England
Dépression > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Dépression > Traitement > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Dépression > Angleterre > Biographies.
Depressed persons
Depression, Mental
Depression, Mental > Treatment
Depressies (psychiatrie)
1800-1899
Humans > Neuroses > Depression > History
Neuroses > Depression > History
Electronic books.
Personal Narrative
Personal narratives
Biographies
History
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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