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Robert T. Edes

 
9781331422334: The New-England Invalid (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Nervous New England shows how neurasthenia and urban life shaped nineteenth‑century medicine and patient care, with a focus on local history and professional practice.

This scholarly work surveys a era when doctors linked nervous invalidism to modern city life. It frames the subject through a regional lens, exploring how social change, medical debate, and patient experiences intersected in New England.

  • How neurasthenia was understood and discussed by physicians in the late 1800s
  • The influence of urbanization, industry, and social pressures on health and treatment
  • The dynamics between patients, clinicians, and evolving medical theories
  • Historical context for the care of nervous and functional disorders in that era
Ideal for readers of medical history and those curious about how past ideas shaped present approaches to patient care.

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