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The Female Malady: Women, Madness and English Culture, 1830-1980

hardcoverFebruary 12, 1986
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ISBN-13: 9780394520216 ISBN-10: 0394520211
Binding
hardcover
Published
February 12, 1986
Weight
1.4 lbs

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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