Private Practice : : In the Early Twentieth-Century Medical Office of Dr. Richard Cabot / / Christopher Crenner.

• Author: Project Muse.
• VerfasserIn: Crenner, Christopher, 1961-
• TeilnehmendeR: Project Muse.
• Place / Publishing House: Baltimore : : The Johns Hopkins University Press,, 2005.; ©2005.
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 303 pages)

The beginning of the twentieth century marked the rise of advanced medical technologies, allowing doctors to diagnose and treat diseases in new ways. Although American physicians accepted the validity of the new science of medicine, they were sometimes reluctant to trust technology over their professional judgment or intuition. Likewise, patients raised their own suspicions about the new scientific tools, sometimes resisting or contradicting the advice of their physicians.Here Christopher Crenner examines a critical period in medical history, focusing on the office practice of Boston physician Richard Cabot. Intimate epistolary exchanges between Cabot and his patients shed light on the challenges presented by the new technologies—especially their impact on the personal relationships between doctor and patient—providing insight into a time of expanding science and radical change.

Table of Contents

The persuasiveness of a scientific doctor -- The organization of a private office -- The diagnosis of hidden disease -- Treatment -- Nervous disease and personal identity -- Medical care for the dying, in principle and in fact -- From Cabot's day to ours.