{"product_id":"the-madness-of-women-jane-ussher-9780415339285","title":"The Madness of Women: Myth and Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNominated for the 2012\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Distinguished Publication Award of the Association for Women in Psychology!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are women more likely to be positioned or diagnosed as mad than men?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf madness is a social construction, a gendered label, as many feminist critics would argue, how can we understand and explain women's prolonged misery and distress? In turn, can we prevent or treat women's distress, in a non-pathologising women centred way? \u003cem\u003eThe Madness of Women\u003c\/em\u003e addresses these questions through a rigorous exploration of the myths and realities of women's madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on academic and clinical experience, including case studies and in-depth interviews, as well as on the now extensive critical literature in the field of mental health, Jane Ussher presents a critical multifactorial analysis of women's madness that both addresses the notion that madness is a myth, and yet acknowledges the reality and multiple causes of women's distress. Topics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe genealogy of women's madness - incarceration of difficult or deviant women\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegulation through treatment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeconstrucing depression, PMS and borderline personality disorder\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadness as a reasonable response to objectification and sexual violence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen's narratives of resistance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to students and scholars of psychology, gender studies, sociology, women's studies, cultural studies, counselling and nursing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane M. Ussher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415339286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415339285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Jane M. Ussher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43919714451711,"sku":"9780415339285","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7dd2534b-8f09-4ea6-abf9-bd06f73e2497.jpg?v=1680811494","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-madness-of-women-jane-ussher-9780415339285","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}