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Childhood, Pain and Emotion: A Modern British Medical History provides a comprehensive historical analysis of how medical practitioners in Britain have conceptualized, diagnosed, and treated pain and emotional suffering in children over more than two centuries. The book traces the development of pediatric medicine and psychiatry, revealing how changing medical theories and social attitudes have shaped the understanding of childhood experiences.
Drawing on archival sources, medical texts, and case studies, Leticia Fernández-Fontecha demonstrates how doctors moved from dismissing children’s emotional complaints to recognizing complex relationships between physical pain, psychological distress, and childhood development. The work illuminates broader questions about the medicalization of childhood, the professionalization of pediatrics, and the cultural history of emotions in Britain during the modern period.
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