Women and Madness: Revised and Updated

About this book

Feminist icon Cheslers pioneering work--2.5 million copies sold--revised and updated for the first time in 30 years. This definitive book was the first to address critical questions about women and mental health. Combining patient interviews with an analysis of womens roles in history society and myth Chesler concludes that there is a terrible double standard when it comes to womens psychology. In this new edition she addresses head-on many of the most relevant issues to women and mental health today including eating disorders social acceptance of antidepressants addictions sexuality postpartum depression and more. Fully revised and updated Women and Madness remains as important today as it was when first published in 1972.