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Men of Disordered Passions in the Belle Époque of Neurasthenia

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Men of Disordered Passions in the Belle Époque of Neurasthenia (EN)
Vassiliadou, Dimitra
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2022-09-15
Drawing on the surviving case notes of the neurologist-psychiatrist SimonidisVlavianos from the first five years of his private practice (1903–1907), this article chartshow a national variation of neurasthenia crystallised in early twentieth-century Greece.As documented by Vlavianos’ case records – texts that combine medical discourse withfirst-person accounts of illness – neurasthenia acquired masculine, albeit cross-classcharacteristics, and placed a strong emphasis on pathological sexual practices and disorderedemotionality. It argues that the key to understanding the sexualisation of the ailment liesin the quest of neurologist-psychiatrists to be recognised as important public actors at atime of rapid transformation, both in Greek society and in their own profession. One of theways to achieve this goal was to face and treat the challenges, frustrations and fears that theincreasing visibility of sexuality imposed on public institutions, authorities and individuals. (EN)
The Historical Revue / La Revue Historique
English
Institute for Neohellenic Research/NHRF (EN)
1790-3572
1791-7603
The Historical Review/La Revue Historique; Τόμ. 18 Αρ. 1 (2021): Historical Review / La Revue Historique; 111-131 (EL)
The Historical Review/La Revue Historique; Vol. 18 No. 1 (2021): Historical Review / La Revue Historique; 111-131 (EN)
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