Parkinsons' Disease, biomarkers, talking points related to ME and psychosomatic diagnoses

[Inara]

Egads
In the end the history of modern science is in some cases not as old as we would think.

Following @Samuel's post, you can put Parkinson's on your list of diseases that were viewed as psychosomatic in the past, it seems.

 

[Alvin]

Following @Samuel's post, you can put Parkinson's on your list of diseases that were viewed as psychosomatic in the past, it seems.

Indeed, if i ever get to making the list
Though was that just one person's opinion or popular opinion of the time (and only in one country or internationally).

 

[MSEsperanza]

Though was that just one person's opinion or popular opinion of the time (and only in one country or internationally).

I think that is an important question. Did this view enter any textbook, compendium etc.?

Have no access to the article and at a first glance couldn't find any information about the author Gotthard Booth on the internet.

One article by one author to me does not seem that significant.

 

[Inara]

Hm, seems Gotthard Booth wasn't a no-name:
https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/17/archives/drgotthard-booth.html
He's written several books, too. But that doesn't mean he had broad influence. @Samuel, do you know better?