Women and madness / Phyllis Chesler.

By: Publisher: Chicago Lawrence Hill Books, 2018Copyright date: ©2005Description: x, 406 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., port. ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781641600361
Subject(s): Summary: Combining interviews with patients with an analysis of women's roles in history, society and myth, the author concludes that there is a terrible double standard when it comes to mental health. She addresses relevant issues to women and mental health, including eating disorders, addictions, sexuality, depression and more.
List(s) this item appears in: BA CAPICS: Critical issues in psychology 1 | BA HASW: Community care: disability and mental health
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-389) and index.

Combining interviews with patients with an analysis of women's roles in history, society and myth, the author concludes that there is a terrible double standard when it comes to mental health. She addresses relevant issues to women and mental health, including eating disorders, addictions, sexuality, depression and more.

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