Mental Health, Gender, and the Rise of Sport

This book explores the historical role of sport as a prescription for mental and physical health through the epidemic of neurasthenia, a debilitating neurological disorder that afflicted American society throughout the latter nineteenth century. Sports offered psychological relief from the stresses of a rapidly changing economic and social order.

Author: Gerald R Gems

Publisher: Lexington Books

Publication Date: Jul 17, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 166695506X

ISBN-13: 9781666955064