Men, Women and Madness

Men, Women and Madness
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 299
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ISBN-10 : 9781349246786
ISBN-13 : 1349246786
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Book Synopsis Men, Women and Madness by : Joan Busfield

Download or read book Men, Women and Madness written by Joan Busfield and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the complex patterning of mental disorder identified in men and women. The first part of the book examines the gendered landscape of mental disorder, key concepts and approaches, and the way in which gender is embedded in constructs of mental disorder. The second part considers theories of the causes of mental disorder and the extent to which the different causes can account for the gendered landscape of disorder. It concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of the analysis.


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