Neurasthenic Nation investigates how the concept of neurasthenia, the ill effects of modern civilization such as insomnia or impotence, helped doctors and patients, men and women, and advertisers and consumers negotiate changes commonly associated with ï¿¿modernity.ï¿¿ Combining a survey of medical and popular literature on neurasthenia with original research into rare archives of personal letters, patient records, and corporate files, David Schuster charts the emergence of a ï¿¿neurasthenic nationï¿¿â€"a place where people saw their personal health as inextricably tied to the pitfalls and possibilities of a changing world.…mehr
Neurasthenic Nation investigates how the concept of neurasthenia, the ill effects of modern civilization such as insomnia or impotence, helped doctors and patients, men and women, and advertisers and consumers negotiate changes commonly associated with ï¿¿modernity.ï¿¿ Combining a survey of medical and popular literature on neurasthenia with original research into rare archives of personal letters, patient records, and corporate files, David Schuster charts the emergence of a ï¿¿neurasthenic nationï¿¿â€"a place where people saw their personal health as inextricably tied to the pitfalls and possibilities of a changing world.
List of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Professional Medicine and the Discovery of Neurasthenia Chapter 2 The Popular Diagnosis Chapter 3 The Search for Inspiration: Neurasthenia and Therapeutic Spirituality Chapter 4 Neurasthenia, Health, and Gender Chapter 5 Lifestyle and Managing the Healthy Balance Chapter 6 The Decline of Neurasthenia Epilogue: Neurasthenia’s Legacy Notes Index
List of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Professional Medicine and the Discovery of Neurasthenia Chapter 2 The Popular Diagnosis Chapter 3 The Search for Inspiration: Neurasthenia and Therapeutic Spirituality Chapter 4 Neurasthenia, Health, and Gender Chapter 5 Lifestyle and Managing the Healthy Balance Chapter 6 The Decline of Neurasthenia Epilogue: Neurasthenia’s Legacy Notes Index
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