Despine and the evolution of psychology: historical and medical perspectives on dissociative disorders: a critical edition of A study of the uses of animal magnetism and mineral waters in the treatment of disorders of the nervous system followed by a case

An Annotated Edition Of A Landmark Study In The History Of Psychology, Including Extensive Essays And Other Critical Apparatus That Place Antoine Despine's Work In Its Proper Historical And Scientific Context. Antoine Despine: Magnetizer And Pioneer In The Contemporary Treatment Of Dissociative Disorders / Catherine G. Fine -- Appreciating Despine / Richard P. Kluft -- A Study Of The Uses Of Animal Magnetism And Mineral Water In The Treatment Of Disorders Of The Nervous System Followed By A Case Of A Highly Unusual Cure Of Neuropathy -- Preface And Objectives Of The Author -- Introduction -- A Curious Case Of Neuropathy With Almost Complete Paralysis Using The Springs, Electricity, And Magnetism -- Medical History -- Presentation And Assessment -- Treatment -- First Stage: Treatment And Diagnosis In Aix-en-savoie -- Second Stage: Treatment In Aix-en-savoie -- Last Stage: Estelle's Magnetic Cure In Three Phases -- Phase One Of The Magnetic Cure In Aix-en-savoie -- Phase Two Of The Magnetic Cure In Aix-en-savoie -- Phase Three Of The Magnetic Cure After Estelle Left Aix-en-savoie -- Concluding Reflections. Edited And Translated By Joanne M. Mckeown And Catherine G. Fine. This First English Translation From The French Is A Critical Edition Of Dr. Charles-humbert-antoine Despine's A Study Of The Uses Of Animal Magnetism And Mineral Waters In The Treatment Of Disorders Of The Nervous System Followed By A Case Of A Highly Unusual Cure Of Neuropathy (1840)--p. [v]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [249]-251) And Indexes. "In 1840, toward the end of his long, productive career, the French physician Charles-Humbert-Antoine Despine published A Study of the Uses of Animal Magnetism and Mineral Waters in the Treatment of Disorders of the Nervous System Followed by A Case of a Highly Unusual Cure of Neuropathy, a seminal work in the history of medicine and psychology. It narrates Despine's decision to use hypnosis and his successful treatment of the paralyzed Estelle, an eleven-year-old Swiss child. A landmark in the study of multiple personality disorder, the monography records one of the first cases of psychotherapy and therapeutic alliance. This annotated translation includes critical medicopsychological information that places the work in its proper historical and scientific context and includes contemporary essays that demonstrate the clinical continuity of Despine's work with current therapies."--BOOK JACKET