La Salpêtrière

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1856: Jean-Martin Charcot became the Médecin des...

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1856

Jean-Martin Charcot became the Médecin des Hôspitaux de Paris at La Salpêtrière .
Owen, Alan Robert George. Hysteria, Hypnosis and Healing: The Work of J.-M. Charcot. Garrett Publications, 1971, http://HSS.
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1867: The Matlock Bank water cure, very popular...

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1867

The Matlock Bank water cure, very popular with female clients, boasted warm-water douches, electrotherapy , and electric baths.
Maines, Rachel P. The Technology of Orgasm: ’Hysteria’, the Vibrator, and Women’s Sexual Satisfaction. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
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1870: French physician Jean-Martin Charcot began...

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1870

French physician Jean-Martin Charcot began developing a systematic theory of hysteria.
Showalter, Elaine. The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980. Pantheon Books, 1985.
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Borch-Jacobsen, Mikkel. “Gentlemen’s Spleen”. London Review of Books, Vol.
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, No. 16, 27 Aug. 2009, pp. 25-7.
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Circa 1870: At La Salpêtrière hospital in Paris, patients...

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Circa 1870

At La Salpêtrière hospital in Paris, patients classified as non-psychotic epileptics and hysterics were moved into the Quarter for Pure Epileptics, with Jean-Martin Charcot as the senior physician.
Owen, Alan Robert George. Hysteria, Hypnosis and Healing: The Work of J.-M. Charcot. Garrett Publications, 1971, http://HSS.
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1878: Electromechanical vibrators were probably...

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1878

Electromechanical vibrators were probably first used medically in the treatment of hysteria at La Salpêtrière in Paris.
Maines, Rachel P. The Technology of Orgasm: ’Hysteria’, the Vibrator, and Women’s Sexual Satisfaction. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
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1878-1893: Jean-Martin Charcot gave increasingly popular...

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1878-1893

Jean-Martin Charcot gave increasingly popular public lectures on hysteria at La Salpêtrière in Paris.
Micale, Mark S. Approaching Hysteria: Disease and its Interpretations. Princeton University Press, 1995, http://HSS.
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Borch-Jacobsen, Mikkel. “Gentlemen’s Spleen”. London Review of Books, Vol.
31
, No. 16, 27 Aug. 2009, pp. 25-7.
25-6

1881: The Chair of Diseases of the Nervous System...

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1881

The Chair of Diseases of the Nervous System was established at La Salpêtrière by France's Chamber of Deputies , making neurology a separate discipline; Jean-Martin Charcot was appointed as first Chair in 1882.
Owen, Alan Robert George. Hysteria, Hypnosis and Healing: The Work of J.-M. Charcot. Garrett Publications, 1971, http://HSS.
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October 1885-February 1886: Sigmund Freud worked with Jean-Martin Charcot...

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October 1885-February 1886

Sigmund Freud worked with Jean-Martin Charcot at La Salpêtrière in Paris.
Micale, Mark S. Approaching Hysteria: Disease and its Interpretations. Princeton University Press, 1995, http://HSS.
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Hergenhahn, Baldwin Ross. An Introduction to the History of Psychology. 2nd ed., Wadsworth Publishing, 1992, http://HSS.
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Owen, Alan Robert George. Hysteria, Hypnosis and Healing: The Work of J.-M. Charcot. Garrett Publications, 1971, http://HSS.
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Borch-Jacobsen, Mikkel. “Gentlemen’s Spleen”. London Review of Books, Vol.
31
, No. 16, 27 Aug. 2009, pp. 25-7.
25-7

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