Argentine Medical Debates over Hypnotism and Suggestion

Record summary

By the 1890s, Argentine physicians and psychologists were discussing hypnotism, hysteria, suggestion, and criminal responsibility in the context of European clinical models. This body of material provides a regional comparison with spiritist claims while emphasizing ordinary psychological and neurological explanations for trance-like behavior. It is not one single experiment, so a researcher should identify named physicians, hospitals, journals, and case reports within the corpus. The lead is useful for tracing how altered states moved between theatrical, occult, forensic, and medical settings.