The New-England Invalid (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Nervous New England shows how neurasthenia and urban life shaped nineteenth‑century medicine and patient care, with a focus on local history and professional practice.

This scholarly work surveys a era when doctors linked nervous invalidism to modern city life. It frames the subject through a regional lens, exploring how social change, medical debate, and patient experiences intersected in New England.

• How neurasthenia was understood and discussed by physicians in the late 1800s
• The influence of urbanization, industry, and social pressures on health and treatment
• The dynamics between patients, clinicians, and evolving medical theories
• Historical context for the care of nervous and functional disorders in that era

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