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A cursing brain? : the histories of Tourette syndrome /

A study of Tourette syndrome, "a set of behaviors, involuntary shouting (sometimes cursing) as well as obsessive-compulsive actions. ... Reveals how cultural and medical assumptions have determined and radically altered its characterization and treatment from the early nineteenth century to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kushner, Howard I.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.
Edición:1st Harvard Univ. Press pbk. ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A study of Tourette syndrome, "a set of behaviors, involuntary shouting (sometimes cursing) as well as obsessive-compulsive actions. ... Reveals how cultural and medical assumptions have determined and radically altered its characterization and treatment from the early nineteenth century to the present."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 303 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-290) and index.
ISBN:9780674039865
0674039866
0674003861
9780674003866