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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Gender, Constructs and Services
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Gender and the Origins of Mental Disorder
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About this book
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.
About the author
JOAN BUSFIELD is Professor of Sociology and a Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Essex. Having qualified originally as a clinical psychologist, she is the co-author (with Michael Paddon) of Thinking about Children and author of Managing Madness. She is currenlty joint editor of the journal Sociology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Men, Women and Madness
Book Subtitle: Understanding Gender and Mental Disorder
Authors: Joan Busfield
Editors: Jo Campling
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24678-6
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1996
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 304
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Gender Studies