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Originally published in 1991 as part of the Tavistock Classics in
the History of Psychiatry series, this re-edition of J-M. Charcot's
Clinical Lectures on Diseases of the Nervous System provides a
unique opportunity to examine the work of one of the last century's
most controversial and admired physicians. Widely esteemed for his
work in neuropathology, Charcot was also an innovator in the study
of hysteria, making important contributions to its study in both
women and men. The Clinical Lectures reproduced here are especially
important for two key reasons. First, they provide insight into
Charcot's often neglected study of male hysteria, especially
traumatic shock, as well as, hysteria among children. Secondly,
they give an opportunity to examine his clinical method and style.
His presentations and scholarly compilations greatly influenced an
entire generation of French and other physicians interested in the
study of the 'unconscious' during the turn of the century. The
introduction, which precedes the work, places the volume in its
social, political and historical context. It highlights the key
features of the historiographical debate surrounding Charcot, which
ranges in scope from the social and intellectual history of the
Third Republic through that of early psychoanalysis. It then
proceeds with an examination of the key themes - both substantive
and methodological - underlying Charcot's researches, providing
both a general entree into the history of medicine and society in
this period, as well as an explication du texte which carefully
analyses the lectures themselves.
Originally published in 1991 as part of the Tavistock Classics in
the History of Psychiatry series, this re-edition of J-M. Charcot's
Clinical Lectures on Diseases of the Nervous System provides a
unique opportunity to examine the work of one of the last century's
most controversial and admired physicians. Widely esteemed for his
work in neuropathology, Charcot was also an innovator in the study
of hysteria, making important contributions to its study in both
women and men. The Clinical Lectures reproduced here are especially
important for two key reasons. First, they provide insight into
Charcot's often neglected study of male hysteria, especially
traumatic shock, as well as, hysteria among children. Secondly,
they give an opportunity to examine his clinical method and style.
His presentations and scholarly compilations greatly influenced an
entire generation of French and other physicians interested in the
study of the 'unconscious' during the turn of the century. The
introduction, which precedes the work, places the volume in its
social, political and historical context. It highlights the key
features of the historiographical debate surrounding Charcot, which
ranges in scope from the social and intellectual history of the
Third Republic through that of early psychoanalysis. It then
proceeds with an examination of the key themes - both substantive
and methodological - underlying Charcot's researches, providing
both a general entree into the history of medicine and society in
this period, as well as an explication du texte which carefully
analyses the lectures themselves.
Lectures on Localization in Diseases of the Brain By J. M. Charcot
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