Author: Shorter, Edward.
Title: From Paralysis to Fatigue: A History of Psychosomatic Illness in the Modern Era.
Description: New York Free Press, 1992. 1st p/b ed. Paperback octavo, very good condition, faint foxing edges, bottom edge rubbed, bottom corner creased front cover, minor edgewear. 419 pp. Utilises the clinical records of real people to explain the connection between psychosomatic illness (individual pain) and cultural choice. The first book to put the physical symptoms of stress in their historical and cultural context, This fascinating history shows how patients throughout history have experienced symptoms of stress in tandem with the cultural shifts of larger society. ISBN: 0029286670

Keywords: psychology, health, stress, pain, psychosomatic disorders, history, society 0029286670


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