Men, Women and Madness: Understanding Gender and Mental Disorder

Men, Women and Madness: Understanding Gender and Mental Disorder

by Joan Busfield (Author)

Synopsis

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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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: 1996
Publisher: Palgrave
Published: 21 May 1996

ISBN 10: 0333463706
ISBN 13: 9780333463703

Author Bio
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.