Women and MadnessChicago Review Press, 4 set 2018 - 432 pagine Feminist icon Phyllis Chesler's pioneering work, Women and Madness, remains startlingly relevant today, nearly fifty years since its first publication in 1972. With over 2.5 million copies sold, this landmark book is unanimously regarded as the definitive work on the subject of women's psychology. Now back in print, this completely revised and updated edition adds perspectives on eating disorders, postpartum depression, biological psychology, important feminist political findings, female genital mutilation, and more. |
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... things worse for the least powerful actors in the system.” According to a survivor of institutional abuse, “I survived not only childhood abuse that initiated my involvement in the mental health system, but also the re-traumatization ...
... things worse for the least powerful actors in the system.” According to a survivor of institutional abuse, “I survived not only childhood abuse that initiated my involvement in the mental health system, but also the re-traumatization ...
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... thing, we've learned more about the genetic and chemical bases of mental illness. We've learned that those suffering from manic depression, panic and bipolar disorders, or schizophrenia o en respond to the right drug at the right ...
... thing, we've learned more about the genetic and chemical bases of mental illness. We've learned that those suffering from manic depression, panic and bipolar disorders, or schizophrenia o en respond to the right drug at the right ...
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... things—if they are believed, if others are outraged on their behalf, if others denounce and attempt to stop the abuse. us, the victims of rape and other forms of torture are more upset by what good people fail to do than by the crimes ...
... things—if they are believed, if others are outraged on their behalf, if others denounce and attempt to stop the abuse. us, the victims of rape and other forms of torture are more upset by what good people fail to do than by the crimes ...
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... things [I] sorely missed while institutionalized: (1) liberty; (2) my vote; (3) privacy; (4) normal companionship; (5) personal letters and uncensored answers; (6) useful occupation; (7) play; (8) contacts with intelligent minds; (9) ...
... things [I] sorely missed while institutionalized: (1) liberty; (2) my vote; (3) privacy; (4) normal companionship; (5) personal letters and uncensored answers; (6) useful occupation; (7) play; (8) contacts with intelligent minds; (9) ...
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... things. (She was in fact exceedingly beautiful, but was very tall—even for the daughter of a goddess.) “Sisters! My ... thing had never before happened, Psyche was married to Eros—to Love himself, to Cupid, Aphrodite's son. Psyche lived ...
... things. (She was in fact exceedingly beautiful, but was very tall—even for the daughter of a goddess.) “Sisters! My ... thing had never before happened, Psyche was married to Eros—to Love himself, to Cupid, Aphrodite's son. Psyche lived ...
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