Clinical Lectures on Diseases of the Nervous System

J-M. Charcot was one of the nineteenth century’s most controversial and admired physicians. Widely esteemed for his work in neuropathology, Charcot was also an innovator in the study of hysteria, making important contributions to its study in both women and men. Originally published in 1991 as part of the Tavistock Classics in the History of Psychiatry series, this reprint of his Clinical Lectures on Diseases of the Nervous System provides a unique opportunity to examine his work. It is prefaced by a major introduction by Ruth Harris that places the work in the context of its original publication, highlights the debates that surround Charcot, and examines the key themes of his work.