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Nothing is more essential in the treatment of serious disease than the liberation of the patient from panic and forboding.

Nothing is more essential in the treatment of serious disease than the liberation of the patient from panic and forboding.

Approximate author period: c. 1952 AD · modern

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Norman Cousins
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Approximate author period: c. 1952 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Norman Cousins: life dates 1915 to 1990. Wikidata Q1364026, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1364026 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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