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Author Busfield, Joan.

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

Publication Info. Washington Square, N.Y. : New York University Press, 1996.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  616.89 B977M    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 287 pages : illustrations ; 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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-273) and indexes.
Subject Mental illness -- Sex factors.
Sex differences (Psychology)
Social psychiatry.
Sex role.
Added Author Campling, Jo.
ISBN 0814712789
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