From lesion to metaphor : chronic pain in British, French and German medical writings, 1800-1914 /
Hodgkiss, Andrew,
From lesion to metaphor : chronic pain in British, French and German medical writings, 1800-1914 / Chronic pain in British, French and German medical writings, 1800-1914 Andrew Hodgkiss. - 1 online resource (204 pages) - Clio medica ; 58 . - Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 58. .
Imprint from the publisher's Web site, viewed August 25, 2021.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-204).
"Evidence of a nineteenth-century tradition of theoretical discussion about the relationship between chronic pain and pathological lesion, trauma, mood, memory and personality is brought together here for the first time. A wide range of medical texts is surveyed, including pathology, surgery, physiology, neurology, psychiatry and psychoanalysis. We see the medical gaze first penetrate the tissues of the body then extend to examine the language and mental state of the pain patient."--
9789004333321 (electronic bk.) 9004333320 (electronic bk.)
Pain--History.
Chronic pain--History.
Medical writing--History.
Douleur--Histoire.
Douleur chronique--Histoire.
Médecine--Art d'écrire--Histoire.
Chronic pain.
Medical writing.
Pain.
Electronic books.
History.
RB127 / .H63 2016eb
616.0472
From lesion to metaphor : chronic pain in British, French and German medical writings, 1800-1914 / Chronic pain in British, French and German medical writings, 1800-1914 Andrew Hodgkiss. - 1 online resource (204 pages) - Clio medica ; 58 . - Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 58. .
Imprint from the publisher's Web site, viewed August 25, 2021.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-204).
"Evidence of a nineteenth-century tradition of theoretical discussion about the relationship between chronic pain and pathological lesion, trauma, mood, memory and personality is brought together here for the first time. A wide range of medical texts is surveyed, including pathology, surgery, physiology, neurology, psychiatry and psychoanalysis. We see the medical gaze first penetrate the tissues of the body then extend to examine the language and mental state of the pain patient."--
9789004333321 (electronic bk.) 9004333320 (electronic bk.)
Pain--History.
Chronic pain--History.
Medical writing--History.
Douleur--Histoire.
Douleur chronique--Histoire.
Médecine--Art d'écrire--Histoire.
Chronic pain.
Medical writing.
Pain.
Electronic books.
History.
RB127 / .H63 2016eb
616.0472