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Psychotherapy

by James J. Walsh

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  1. 1Epigraph
  2. 2Dedication
  3. 3Preface
  4. 4Psychotherapy — Introduction
  5. 5History of Psychotherapeutics — Section I — Psychotherapy in the Hi…
  6. 6First Physician
  7. 7Psychotherapy in Egypt
  8. 8Mind Healing in Greece
  9. 9Alexandrian Psychotherapy
  10. 10Psychotherapy at Rome
  11. 11Arabian Mental Medicine
  12. 12Medieval Mind-Healing
  13. 13Mental Healing in the Renaissance
  14. 14Psychotherapy and Modern Medicine
  15. 15Chapter II — Unconscious Psychotherapeutics
  16. 16Remedies Plus Suggestion
  17. 17Chapter III — Genuine Remedies and Suggestive Exaggeration
  18. 18Therapeutic Persuasion
  19. 19Chapter IV — Signatures and Psychotherapy
  20. 20Chapter V — Pseudo-Science and Mental Healing
  21. 21Astrology
  22. 22Herbal Medicine
  23. 23Alchemy
  24. 24Mathematical Medicine
  25. 25Magnetism
  26. 26Electrotherapy
  27. 27Light and Psychotherapy
  28. 28The X-Ray
  29. 29Radium and Radio-Activity
  30. 30Suggestion and Pseudo-Science
  31. 31Chapter VI — Quackery and Mind Cures
  32. 32Chapter VII — Nostrums and the Healing Power of Suggestion
  33. 33Chapter VIII — Amulets, Talismans, Charms
  34. 34Chapter IX — Deterrent Therapeutics
  35. 35Chapter X — Influence of the Personality in Therapeutics
  36. 36Impressive Personality
  37. 37Success in Healing
  38. 38Chapter XI — Faith Cures
  39. 39General Psychotherapeutics — Section II — General Considerations —…
  40. 40Chapter II — Unfavorable Mental Influence
  41. 41Chapter III — The Influence of Body on Mind
  42. 42Chapter IV — The Mechanism of the Influence of Mind on Body
  43. 43Chapter V — Brain Cells and Mental Operations
  44. 44Attention
  45. 45Memory
  46. 46Unconscious Cerebration
  47. 47Abstraction of Mind
  48. 48Preoccupation of Mind
  49. 49Vital Energy Behind Brain Cells
  50. 50Chapter VI — Unconscious Cerebration
  51. 51Sleep Communications
  52. 52Pathological Significance
  53. 53Mental Relaxation
  54. 54Remedial Measures
  55. 55Chapter VII — Distant Mental Influence
  56. 56Chapter VIII — Secondary Personality
  57. 57Chapter IX — Hypnotism
  58. 58Former Methods of Hypnotization
  59. 59Present Day Methods of Hypnotization
  60. 60Practice of Hypnotism
  61. 61Animal Hypnotism
  62. 62Dangers of Hypnotism
  63. 63Section III — The Individual Patient
  64. 64Chapter II — The Morning Hours
  65. 65Chapter III — The Day’s Work
  66. 66Chapter IV — The Middle Op the Day
  67. 67Chapter V — The Leisure Hours
  68. 68Section IV — General Psychotherapeutics — Chapter I — General Princ…
  69. 69Section V — Adjuvants and Disturbing Factors — Chapter I — Suggestion
  70. 70Chapter II — Exercise
  71. 71Chapter III — Position
  72. 72Chapter IV — Training
  73. 73Chapter V — Occupation of Mind
  74. 74Chapter VI — Diversion of Mind — Hobbies
  75. 75Chapter VII — Habit
  76. 76Physical Habits
  77. 77Mental Habits
  78. 78Manners and Disposition
  79. 79Therapeutic Importance of Habit
  80. 80Chapter VIII — Pain
  81. 81Special Psychotherapy — Section VI — The Digestive Tract — Chapter…
  82. 82Chapter II — Indigestion and Unfavorable States of Mind
  83. 83Chapter III — Psychic Treatment of Digestive Conditions
  84. 84Mental Influence in Dyspepsia and Indigestion
  85. 85Prevention and Correction
  86. 86Chapter IV — Appetite
  87. 87Chapter V — Constipation
  88. 88Chapter VI — Neurotic Intestinal Affections
  89. 89Chapter VII — Muco-Membranous Colitis
  90. 90Chapter VIII — Obesity
  91. 91Chapter IX — Weight and Good Feeling
  92. 92Chapter X — Vague Abdominal Discomforts — Loose Kidney
  93. 93Section VII — Cardiotherapy — Chapter I — The Heart and Mental Infl…
  94. 94Chapter II — Diagnosis and Prognosis in Heart Disease
  95. 95Chapter III — Cardiac Neuroses
  96. 96Chapter IV — Cardiac Palpitation and Gastro-Intestinal Disturbance
  97. 97Chapter V — Angina Pectoris
  98. 98Chapter VI — Tachycardia
  99. 99Chapter VII — Bradycardia
  100. 100Section VIII — Respiratory Diseases — Chapter I — Coughs and Colds
  101. 101Chapter II — Tuberculosis
  102. 102Prognosis and Suggestion
  103. 103Announcing the Diagnosis
  104. 104Early Diagnosis
  105. 105Favorable Mental Attitude
  106. 106Character as a Therapeutic Asset
  107. 107Suggestion as to Symptoms
  108. 108Chapter III — Neurotic Asthma and Cognate Conditions
  109. 109Chapter IV — Dust Asthma, Seasonal Catarrh, Hay Fever
  110. 110Chapter V — Dyspnea — Cat and Horse Asthma
  111. 111Section IX — Psychotherapy in the Joint and Muscular System — Chapt…
  112. 112Suggestion in Treatment of So-Called Rheumatisms
  113. 113Chapter II — Old Injuries and So-Called Rheumatism
  114. 114Chapter III — Muscular Pains and Aches
  115. 115Chapter IV — Occupation Muscle and Joint Pains
  116. 116Chapter V — Painful Arm and Trunk Conditions
  117. 117Chapter VI — Lumbago and Sciatica
  118. 118Sciatica
  119. 119Chapter VII — Painful Knee Conditions
  120. 120Chapter VIII — Foot Troubles
  121. 121Chapter IX — Arthritis Deformans
  122. 122Heberden’s Nodes
  123. 123Acute Progressive Arthritis
  124. 124Chronic Arthritis Deformans
  125. 125Treatment
  126. 126Chapter X — Coccygodynia
  127. 127Section X — Gynecological Psychotherapy — Chapter I — Mental Healin…
  128. 128Chapter II — Psychic States in Menstruation
  129. 129Chapter III — Amenorrhea
  130. 130Chapter IV — Dysmenorrhea
  131. 131Chapter V — Menorrhagia
  132. 132Chapter VI — The Menopause
  133. 133Section XI — Psychotherapy in Obstetrics — Chapter I — Suggestion i…
  134. 134Pregnancy
  135. 135Labor
  136. 136Nursing
  137. 137Chapter II — Maternal Impressions
  138. 138Section XII — Genito-Urinary Diseases — Chapter I — Prostatism
  139. 139Chapter II — Sexual Neuroses
  140. 140Chapter III — Sexual Habits
  141. 141Section XIII — Skin Diseases — Chapter I — Psychotherapy in Skin Di…
  142. 142Section XIV — Diseases of Ductless Glands — Chapter I — Diabetes
  143. 143Chapter II — Graves’ Disease
  144. 144Section XV — Organic Nervous Diseases — Chapter I — Psychotherapy o…
  145. 145Chapter II — Cerebral Apoplexy
  146. 146Chapter III — Locomotor Ataxia
  147. 147Chapter IV — Paresis
  148. 148Chapter V — Epilepsy and Pseudo-Epilepsy Epilepsy
  149. 149Pseudo-Epilepsy
  150. 150Chapter VI — Paralysis Agitans
  151. 151Chapter VII — Headache
  152. 152Section XVI — Neuroses — Chapter I — Nervous Weakness (Neurasthenia)
  153. 153Chapter II — Chorea
  154. 154Chapter III — Tics
  155. 155Chapter IV — Stuttering, Ataxia in Talking, Walking, Writing, etc.
  156. 156Chapter V — Tremors
  157. 157Disorders of the Psyche — Section XVII — Psycho-Neuroses — Chapter…
  158. 158Forms of Neurotic Simulation
  159. 159Differential Diagnosis
  160. 160Treatment
  161. 161Section XVIII — Disorders of Mind — Chapter I — Mental Incapacity (…
  162. 162Chapter II — Hallucinations
  163. 163Chapter III — Dreads
  164. 164Definite Dreads
  165. 165Dreads of Men of Genius
  166. 166Obsessions
  167. 167Forgotten Frights and Dreads
  168. 168Treatment
  169. 169Chapter IV — Heredity
  170. 170Chapter V — Premonitions
  171. 171Chapter VI — Periodical Depression
  172. 172Mental States of Disappointment
  173. 173Chapter VII — Insomnia
  174. 174Treatment
  175. 175Chapter VIII — Some Troubles of Sleep
  176. 176Chapter IX — Dreams
  177. 177Chapter X — Disorders of Memory
  178. 178Chapter XI — Psychic Contagion
  179. 179Section XIX — Disorders of Will — Chapter I — Alcoholism
  180. 180Chapter II — Drug Addictions
  181. 181Chapter III — Suicide
  182. 182Chapter IV — Grief
  183. 183Chapter V — Doubting
  184. 184Chapter VI — Responsibility and Will Power
  185. 185Section XX — Psychotherapy in Surgery — Chapter I — Psychotherapy i…
  186. 186Chapter II — Mental Influence Before Operation
  187. 187Chapter III — Mental Influence in Anesthesia
  188. 188Chapter IV — Mental Influence After Operation
  189. 189Appendix I — Illusions
  190. 190Appendix II — Religion and Psychotherapy

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