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Edward Shorter
Books by Edward Shorter
From Paralysis to Fatigue
A History of Psychosomatic Illness in the Modern Era
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 exam...