Rest Suggestion And Other Therapeutic Measures In Nervous And Mental Diseases

Author : Francis X. Dercum
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330039267
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (392 download)

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Download or read book Rest, Suggestion written by Francis X. Dercum and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Rest, Suggestion: And Other Therapeutic Measures in Nervous and Mental Diseases The within volume was originally written by the author for the System of Physiologic Therapeutics edited by Dr. S. Solis-Cohen and in which system it appeared as Volume VIII. The present edition has been largely rewritten and revised. Such modifications and additions have been made as the advance in our knowledge has made desirable. As before, emphasis has been laid upon simple physiologic methods of treatment; such as, rest, feeding and psychotherapy. In order that the principles underlying the application of these methods should be clearly appreciated, the author has unfolded, in as systematic a manner as possible, the problems presented by the exercise of function, rest and the various fatigue states. As before he has adopted a purely clinical interpretation of the neuroses, a clear comprehension of which is an indispensable preliminary to intelligent and successful treatment. Attention is particularly called to the interpretation of simple neurasthenia as a fatigue neurosis and to the important distinction existing between the latter and psychasthenia; also, to the lines of differentiation that must be drawn between both of these affections and hysteria and hypochondria; and, finally, to the undeniable claims of both of the latter to independent positions in our nosology. Throughout, in discussing the treatment of nervous and mental diseases, the author has, to repeat, laid stress upon physiologic measures. He has, however, described in detail and, when necessary, has emphasized, purely medical treatment; as, for example, in the sections on tabes and paresis. In every instance, due consideration has been given to medicines, but, on the whole, these have been assigned a secondary importance. In the third part of the volume the author has presented the subject of psychotheiapy under the general caption of suggestion. Here the object has been to separate the chaff from the wheat. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.