Hystories: Hysterical Epidemics and Modern CultureHysteria has traditionally been seen as a female disorder but in this study of its cultural implications, the author argues that it is a universal illness and that far from dying out with the end of the Victorian sexual repression it is becoming more widespread and manifest. |
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The Hysterical Hot Zone | 3 |
Defining Hysteria | 14 |
The Great Doctors | 30 |
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