Women, Madness and Medicine

by Denise Russell

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.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mental Health

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994