Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Colorplates viii
4. Illustrations ix
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction 1
7. I Hysteria As A Uterine Disorder: A Brief History 11
8. II "Outward Manifestations": Symptoms And Diagnosis 59
9. III The Womb Inflamed, Threatened, And Denied: Instigators Of Disease 93
10. IV The Womb Occupied, Restored, And Satiated: Corporeal Cures 131
11. V Mind And Body Reconciled: "Psychological" Cures 169
12. VI Melancholic Men And Hysterical Women: The Sexual Politics Of Illness 197
13. VII Epilogue: Exit The Wandering Womb 221
14. Appendix: Medical Dissertations On The Subject Of Female Hysteria Written Between 1575 And 1740 249
15. Bibliography 257
16. Index 293