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We casually joke about feeling nostalgic, but how did doctors actually treat "nostalgia" in the 17th century?

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We casually joke about feeling nostalgic, but how did doctors actually treat "nostalgia" in the 17th century?

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We casually joke about feeling nostalgic, but how did doctors actually treat "nostalgia" in the 17th century?
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