Illness and Power: Women's Mental Disorders and the Battle Between the Sexes
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Since ancient times, physicians have believed that women are especially vulnerable to certain mental illnesses. Contemporary research confirms that women are indeed more susceptible than men to anxiety, depression, multiple personality, and eating disorders, and several forms of what used to be called hysteria.
Why are these disorders more prevalent in women? Brant Wenegrat convincingly asserts that women's excess risk stems from a lack of...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:081479310X
ISBN13:9780814793107
Release Date:September 1996
Publisher:New York University Press
Length:226 Pages
Weight:0.58 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"
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