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Can you explain what you mean by hysteria and provide some salient evidence, please?

• Waterluvian 8y ago
  Sure. "Hysteria" being a nonsense medical diagnosis from the past that's basically the poster child for sexism in medicine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_hysteria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_hysteria). I bring it up because I'm suggesting that one possible explanation is that maybe this study is revealing yet remaining sexism in medicine. Just like the whole nonsense concept of hysteria, maybe professionals still discriminate by assuming women are just being "hysterical". Not consciously, but more as an artifact of western medicine and society. I also strongly reccommend this fantastic podcast about the topic: http://www.maximumfun.org/sawbones/sawbones-hysteria http://www.maximumfun.org/sawbones/sawbones-hysteria I hope this satisfies your question. I suspect I was just not clear enough that I was not legitimately suggesting hysteria as an actual explanation.
  • orhmeh09 8y ago
    Thank you, this podcast episode looks worthwhile. I did misread your intent, I’m afraid; otherwise the history of hysteria is familiar to me.