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Behaviour modification mid‐19th century style: Robert Brudenell Carter and the treatment of hysteria
Author(s) -
Miller Edgar
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1988.tb00794.x
Subject(s) - hysteria , style (visual arts) , psychology , psychoanalysis , late 19th century , psychotherapist , philosophy , art , literature , aesthetics , period (music)
This paper describes the views on hysteria expressed by an English medical practitioner, Robert Brudenell Carter, in the mid‐19th century. It is shown that these views, whilst differing in some respects, have a surprising amount in common with those of present‐day behaviour modification.