On brain and nerve exhaustion : "neurasthenia", its nature and curative treatment / by Thomas Stretch Dowse.

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1887
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    ON BRAIN AND NERYE EXHAUSTION. 'neurasthenia: ITS NATURE AND CURATIVE TREATMENT. Jt $toper reai) before the JftcMcal <Satietg of ^oxvbon. BY THOMAS STKETCH DOWSE, M.D., FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS IN EDINBURGH ; MEMBER OF THE PATHO- LOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND CLINICAL SOCIETIES ; FELLOW OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON; PHYSICIAN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EPILEPSY AND PARALYSIS, REGENT'S PARK; PHYSICIAN TO THE NORTH LONDON HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THE CHEST ; FORMERLY PHYSICIAN SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CENTRAL LONDON SICK ASYLUM ; AND PHYSICIAN TO THE SKIN DEPARTMENT OF CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL. ' Excess of anything throws us off our balance. Excess of spirits one day generally means being down in the dumps on the next, while excess of food means indiges- tion and all its unpleasant associations. Excess of pleasure means a weary blasi existence after, and inability to derive gratification from the same sources, while true moderation and order are the secrets of a healthy and wholesome life.' The Invalid's Year Book. By Sir James Colquhoun, Bart. LONDON: BAILLIERE, TINDALLj AND COX, 20, KING WILLIAM STREET, STRAND, [PARIS AND MADRID.] 1880.