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it 

 nettroses. If either of the latter two symptoms 



makes its appearance, it may be in connection 

 with a disturbance of one or more of the ductless 

 glands. 1 Dr. Cobb has drawn up an attractive 

 classification which is given above. 



The classification of nervous disorders is due to 

 Beard, Charcot, Mobius and Janet. Janet divided 

 psycho-neuroses as shown in the table. "Hysteria" 

 represents a typical mental disintegration, whereby 

 there is a splitting of mental processes, so that two 

 separate and unconnected streams exist in the mind 

 (for example, anesthenia, amnesia [loss of mem- 

 ory], paralysis) ; "psychasthenia" refers to cases 

 characterized by phobias (persistent insane dread 

 or fear), hesitations, doubts, anxieties; while 

 "neurasthenia" refers to cases showing a prepon- 

 derance of symptoms referable to physical exhaus- 

 tion (fatigue, indigestion, disturbances of excre- 

 tion, etc.). 



1 Clemence Dane, the author of "A Bill of Divorcement," now 

 playing in New York, has drawn a powerful and moving picture 

 of the shell-shocked soldier. Allan Pollock, who interprets the 

 part, was himself through this living hell. The interpretation is 

 a triumph of the actor's skill. 



