Mental hygiene, or, An examination of the intellect and passions : designed to illustrate their influence on health and the duration of life / by William Sweetser.
- William Sweetser
- Date:
- 1843
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- Online
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Mental hygiene, or, An examination of the intellect and passions (Online)
Mental hygiene; or, an examination of the intellect and passions: Designed to show how they affect and are affected by the bodily functions and their influence on health and longevity
Description
One of the leading causes of disease was long thought to be uncontrolled passions such as anger, lust or fear. Mind and body, sickness and health, were intricately related. This treatise on managing the passions is in effect a pioneering work in preventative psychiatry.
Publication/Creation
New York : J. &. H.G. Langley, 1843.
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Holdings
- Full text available: 1843.