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Psychosocial interventions have application in a variety of areas where medical conditions are concerned. Charcot is credited as one of the founders of modern neurology and he played an important role in the identification of hysteria (Faber, 1997), the documentation of the mind–body connection through his work on hypnotized hysterics, and the suggestibility of some patients. In particular, one of his students, Babinski, demonstrated that the “grande attaque”, thought by Charcot to be an expression of hystero-epilepsy, was actually an expression of epileptic symptoms observed by hysterical, highly persuasive, and suggestible patients. The diagnosis of hysteria was often a result of the practitioner’s preferences and suggestions—a point that seems largely lost today, especially by clinicians who specialize in the treatment of suspected trauma patients.

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    T. Mark Harwood (Director of Clinical Training, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology)

  2. Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, 33 Gilmer Street, Atlanta, GA, 30303-3082, USA

    Luciano L’Abate

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Harwood, T.M., L’Abate, L. (2010). Medical Conditions. In: Self-Help in Mental Health. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1099-8_13

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