PinnedAmy StewartFrom Hysteria to Parkinson’s, Part III: The Patients of Sigmund FreudFreud is much worse than most realize. He also dreamt up the Western psyche. How Freud continues to affect modern medicine, culture, and…6d ago6d ago
PinnedAmy StewartFrom Hysteria to Parkinson’s, Part II: Witches & Demons in Modern MedicineStereotypes of possessed people and witches were directly transported into modern neurology and psychology at their founding. Many of those…Aug 17Aug 17
Amy StewartFrom Hysteria to Parkinson’s, Part I: Hysteria at the Advent of NeurologyReferred to as the “Father of Neurology,” Jean-Martin Charcot devoted much of his career to “hysterical” patients during the 1870s-1880’s…Aug 2Aug 2
Amy StewartFrom Hysteria to Parkinson’s: An IntroductionPeople are still being diagnosed with hysteria: and I know that because I was diagnosed with it. After six years of fighting, it turned out…Jul 251Jul 251