03664nam 2200601Ia 450 991077818230332120221108043305.00-674-03986-610.4159/9780674039865(CKB)1000000000786797(StDuBDS)AH23050772(SSID)ssj0000134093(PQKBManifestationID)11954057(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000134093(PQKBWorkID)10054004(PQKB)10888297(Au-PeEL)EBL3300188(CaPaEBR)ebr10314195(OCoLC)923109760(DE-B1597)571818(DE-B1597)9780674039865(MiAaPQ)EBC3300188(OCoLC)1294425485(EXLCZ)99100000000078679719980730d1999 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrA cursing brain?[electronic resource] the histories of Tourette syndrome /Howard I. KushnerCambridge, MA Harvard University Press19991 online resource (xii )ill., portsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-18022-4 0-674-00386-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-290) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Note on Terms -- 1. An Elusive Syndrome -- 2. The Case of the Cursing Marquise -- 3. A Disputed Illness -- 4. The Case of “O.” and the Emergence of Psychoanalysis -- 5. Competing Claims -- 6. The Disappearance of Tic Illness -- 7. Margaret Mahler and the Tic Syndrome -- 8. Haloperidol and the Persistence of the Psychogenic Frame -- 9. The French Resistance -- 10. The Triumph of the Organic Narrative -- 11. Clashing Cultural Conceptions -- 12. Clinical Lessons -- Glossary -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- IndexThis text traces the problematic classification through three distinct but overlapping stories: that of the claims of medical knowledge, that of patients' experiences, and that of cultural expectations and assumptions.In the mid-19th century, a French physician reported the bizarre behaviour of a young aristocratic woman who would suddenly, without warning, erupt in a startling fit of obscene shouts and curses. Tourette syndrome is a set of behavours, including recurrent ticcing and involuntary shouting (sometimes cursing) as well as obsessive-compulsive actions. The history of this syndrome, as described in this text, reveals how cultural and medical assumptions have determined and radically altered its characterization and treatment from the early-19th century to the late 1990's.;This text traces the problematic classification through three distinct but overlapping stories: that of the claims of medical knowledge, that of patients' experiences, and that of cultural expectations and assumptions. Earlier research asserted that the bizarre ticcing and impromptu vocalizations were psychological - resulting from sustained bad habits or lack of self-control. However, now patients exhibiting these behaviours are seen as suffering from a neurological disease and generally are treated with drug therapy.Tourette syndromeHistoryTic disordersTourette syndromeHistory.Tic disorders.616.83Kushner Howard I550367MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778182303321A cursing brain3671682UNINA