Addressed to lay readers rather than physicians, these essays draw on Mitchell’s years treating patients he describes as nervous, most of them women. He writes on what makes a good physician, convalescence, pain and its consequences, the moral management of sick children, nervousness and character, and the benefits of outdoor camping for women.
A revealing period document from the inventor of the rest cure, whose assumptions about women’s nerves are those of 1888. Download the free EPUB.