In writing this book on nervous disorders the author has had in mind “the family doctor, the trained nurse, and the anxious relative,” and his main purpose has been “to review the problem as it affects the individual and as it concerns the state; to discuss the origin of the more common disorders, and to indicate in what direction it is possible for us to redress the balance in favour of nerve and efficiency.” (Foreword) The four parts of the book are: The origins of nervous breakdown; the varieties of nervous breakdown: The hygiene of nerve; and The breakdowns of war. There is an index.
“The subjects are discussed temperately and sanely. He has no fads and attacks none, though the field is large.”
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“Dr Ash’s book is a timely warning of the dangers of emotionalism as well as an important contribution to the subject of neurasthenia, and it is so free from medical terms that it can be understood by all.”
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“This is a commonsense work on a subject which is of universal interest.”
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ASHFORD, DAISY (MRS JAMES DEVLIN). Daisy Ashford: her book. *$2 (2c) Doran
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