No serious future studies will be able to ignore its theories or its very existence.
Adrienne Rich, Front Page, The New York Times Book ReviewĬhallenges the definition of madness itself. A pioneer contribution to the feminization of psychiatric thinking and practice. With an extensive bibliography recommended for a new generation of public library users and for all women's studies and mental health collections. In a text richly textured with classical and research references, she revisits her original study of psychiatric bias and oppression, including sex between patient and clinician, and reviews how the feminist landscape has changed since the 1970s.Filled with cogent insights and applications to contemporary issues (e.g., biological psychiatry, eating disorders), the book embodies enough revision to make it relevant while still retaining the power of the original. A new introduction is followed by a restatement of her earlier work with updated commentary.
Still strident after all these years, prominent feminist author and activist Chesler here updates her classic on female psychology. With an extensive bibliography recommended for a new generation of public library users and for all women's studies and mental health collections.' - Antoinette Brinkman, The Library Journal 'In a text richly textured with classical and research references, she revisits her original study of psychiatric bias and oppression.Filled with cogent insights and applications to contemporary issues.the book embodies enough revision to make it relevant while still retaining the power of the original.
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