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Download or read book Nervous Disorders of Women (Psychology Revivals) written by Bernard Hollander and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Vienna in 1864, Bernard Hollander was a London-based psychiatrist. He is best known for being one of the main proponents of phrenology. This title, originally published in 1916, looks at ‘the numerous nervous illnesses of women, in which the mental factor plays a large part, and which are known as functional disorders, as distinguished from organic diseases’. He looks at the role of psychotherapy as an emerging treatment for these disorders. There is also a companion volume which looks at the Nervous Disorders of Men.