Sydenham on Hysteria
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Sydenham on Hysteria
This historical essay outlines early ideas and clinical accounts of hysteria. It reproduces verbatim parts of a remarkable text of Thomas Sydenham. This provides the most detailed description of hysterical symptoms, contemporary treatment and particularly Sydenham’s opinions about the nature of the disorder. His portrayal is compared to later and modern concepts and classification. © 2016 S. Ka...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Neurology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0014-3022,1421-9913
DOI: 10.1159/000450605