The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980
This incisive study explores how cultural ideas about proper feminine behavior have shaped the definition and treatment of madness in women as it traces trends in the psychiatric care of women in England from 1830-1980.
GenresWomenMental healthEnglandHistoryPsychiatry
312 pages, 3 editions
English edition · First published 1985 by Pantheon Books · ISBN 9780394520216
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Editions
3 editions
English
- The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and English Culture, 1830-1980 · Pantheon Books · 1985 · ISBN 9780394520216 This page
- The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and Culture in England, 1830-1980 · Pantheon Books · 1986 · ISBN 9780140101690
- The Female Malady: Women, Madness, and Culture in England, 1830-1980 · Pantheon Books · 1986 · ISBN 9780860688693
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