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Women & madness

Women & madness

Revised and Updated
HealthPsychology
Pages
432
Published
1972
Language
English

Synopsis

This groundbreaking work explores the societal construction of 'madness' in women, challenging traditional psychiatric views. It examines how female experiences and gender roles intersect with mental health diagnoses. The book argues that many conditions labeled as madness are responses to oppressive social structures.

How it reads

Thought-ProvokingInformativeComplexIntellectual
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (2)
TraumaAbuse

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