title: The case of Elise Gomperz.
abstract: In the late 1880s to mid-1890s Freud was involved in the treatment of Elise Gomperz. Theodor Gomperz's published letters provide us with details concerning the treatment as well as her husband's reactions to the treatment. These details enable us to explore the social factors that were involved in Freud's early clinical work.
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006990:Hypnosis / Q000266:history*; D007046:Hysteria / Q000266:history