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Tag Archives: hysteria
Trick or Treat? – Cerro Gordo, California & Dr. Swift’s Magic Power
Dr. Swift took advantage of the age of hysteria – ‘are you depressed, irritable, suffering from the usual female ailments?’ – so travelling the US making house-calls, he did go. One area in which Dr. Swift hung his hat … Continue reading
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Charcot’s Photography
Jean-Martin Charcot is known as the father of modern neurology and was instrumental in many new developments in the fields of pathology, psychiatry, and internal medicine. Salpetriere Hospital, originally built by King Louis XIII for the purpose of storing gun powder, … Continue reading
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Tagged arc-de-cercle, arthropathy, arts, childhood, contortion, disease, epilepsy, France, hypnosis, hysteria, invalids, island, Jean-Martin Charcot, Joseph Babinski, Lou Gehrig, marie tooth, medical, medicine, mentor, multiple sclerosis, muscle contractions, neurology, photography, physician, Pierre Janet, psychology, regression, science, seizures, Sigmund Freud, Tourette syndrome, women
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