Women, Madness and Medicine

Denise Russell

1st edition

Paperback (15 Dec 1994)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book looks at the roots of modern psychiatry, its theoretical approach to women, and what shifting trends in diagnosis tell us about its social underpinning. Arguing at both an epistemological and empirical level, Russell challenges the biological base of conditions such as schizophrenia, depression, premenstrual syndrome, anorexia, bulimia and female criminality.

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Polity Press

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ISBN:	9780745612614
Publisher:	Polity Press
Imprint:	Polity Press
Pub date:	15 Dec 1994
Edition:	1st edition
Language:	English
Number of pages:	208
Weight:	326g
Height:	153mm
Width:	228mm
Spine width:	16mm