Anxiety : a short history / Allan V. Horwitz.
| Author/creator | Horwitz, Allan V. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Baltimore, Maryland : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013. |
| Description | xvi, 190 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Johns Hopkins biographies of disease Johns Hopkins biographies of disease. ^A1027146 |
| Contents | Afraid -- Classical anxiety -- From medicine to religion and back -- The nineteenth century's new uncertainties -- The Freudian revolution -- Psychology's ascendance -- The age of anxiety -- The future of anxiety. |
| Abstract | Allan V. Horwitz, a sociologist of mental illness and mental health, narrates how this condition has been experienced, understood, and treated through the ages - from Hippocrates, through Freud, to today. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-183) and index. |
| LCCN | 2013003541 |
| ISBN | 9781421410807 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 142141080X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | RC531 .H67 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |