Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"David Schuster's
Neurasthenic Nation provides a vivid and compelling account of neurasthenia and its place in American medicine and culture." -- Laura Hirshbein * author of American Melancholy *
"[An] excellent study. The book is a worthy addition to the voluminous literature on neurasthenia."
* Journal of American History *
"David G. Schuster provides a comprehensive examination of the origins and nature of [neurasthenia], but more importantly he captures why it became such an important social, economic, and cultural phenomenon, as well as why, after 1920, it declined so precipitously."
* Historian *
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Neurasthenic Nation offers a thoughtful and accessible guide to the history of neurasthenia in the United States, one especially sensitive to the role of gender and the relationship between clinicians and clients."
* Isis *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 Professional Medicine and the Discovery of Neurasthenia
Chapter 2 The Popular Diagnosis
Chapter 3 The Search for Inspiration: Neurasthenia and Therapeutic Spirituality
Chapter 4 Neurasthenia, Health, and Gender
Chapter 5 Lifestyle and Managing the Healthy Balance
Chapter 6 The Decline of Neurasthenia
Epilogue: Neurasthenia’s Legacy
Notes
Index
