From Paralysis to Fatigue

From Paralysis to Fatigue
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 436
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ISBN-10 : 9781439105641
ISBN-13 : 1439105642
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Book Synopsis From Paralysis to Fatigue by : Edward Shorter

Download or read book From Paralysis to Fatigue written by Edward Shorter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-06-30 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to put the physical symptoms of stress in their historical and cultural context. This fascinating history of psychosomatic disorders shows how patients throughout the centuries have produced symptoms in tandem with the cultural shifts of the larger society. Newly popularized diseases such as "chronic fatigue syndrome" and "total allergy syndrome" are only the most recent examples of patients complaining of ailments that express the truths about the culture in which they live.


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