| Description |
328 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Hysteria in action -- Gender bias in mental health care -- Biology, hormones, and mental health -- What's truly broken? How mental health care has failed women -- The cultural construction of mental illness -- The problems with patriarchy -- Are you mentally ill or mentally overloaded? -- The promises (and pitfalls) of therapy -- There's a pill for that -- Making peace with our moods -- From hysteria to healing -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
"This provocative, deeply personal book explores how women experience mental health care differently than men -- and lays out how the system must change for women to flourish. Why are so many women feeling anxious, stressed out, and depressed, and why are they not getting the help they need? Over the past decade, mood disorders have skyrocketed among women, who are twice as likely to be diagnosed as men. Yet in a healthcare system steeped in gender bias, women's complaints are often dismissed, their normal emotions are pathologized, and treatments routinely fail to address the root causes of their distress. Women living at the crossroads of racial, economic, and other identities face additional barriers. How can we pinpoint what's wrong with women's mental health, and what needs to change?"-- Publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-318) and index. |
| Subject |
Women -- Mental health.
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Sexism in mental health services.
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Discrimination in medical care.
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Sex discrimination against women -- Psychological aspects.
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Women and psychoanalysis.
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Mentally ill women -- Social conditions.
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Mental illness -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
9781771649711 (hardcover) |
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1771649712 (hardcover) |
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