Title Men, women, and madness : understanding gender and mental disorder / Joan Busfield ; consultant editor, Jo Campling

Published Washington Square, N.Y. : New York University Press, [1996] ©1996

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Description xiv, 287 pages ; 23 cm Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. The Gendered Landscape -- 3. Gender and Feminist Theorising -- 4. Mental Disorder, Medicine and the Regulation of Rationality -- 5. Measuring Mental Disorder -- 6. Gender and Constructs of Mental Disorder -- 7. The Historical Context -- 8. Biological Origins -- 9. Feminist Psychologies and Gendered Individuals -- 10. Stress and the Gender Division of Labour -- 11. Trauma and Powerlessness: War and Sexual Violence -- 12. Conclusion Analysis Mental disorders Notes Includes indexes Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-273) and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Mental illness -- Sex factors. Sex differences (Psychology) Sex role. Social psychiatry. Mental Disorders. Community Psychiatry. Sex Factors. Sociology. Community Psychiatry. Gender Identity. Mental Disorders. Mental Health. Sex Characteristics -- psychology Author Campling, Jo. LC no. 95042253 ISBN 0814712789

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