{"product_id":"women-and-the-psychosocial-construction-of-madness-9781498591966","title":"Women and the Psychosocial Construction of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWomen and the Psychosocial Construction of Madness focuses on the question of madness as it is experienced by women within gendered sociopolitical contexts. Contributors to this edited collection engage with a diverse range of topics, including black and ethnic minority women's experiences of psychosis, psychosis in transwomen, sexual trauma and psychosis, the doctorpatient relationship, and women's experiences of mental health treatment and recovery. Chapters span the disciplines of psychoanalysis, sociology, women's studies, critical theory, and madness studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We must return to psychosis and its meaning systems again and again with every generation to understand the power it holds to oppress or illuminate the subjectivity of women who have supposedly gone mad. In Women and the Psychosocial Construction of Madness Marie Brown and Marilyn Charles have welcomed us to hear their voices once more and to listen with new ears.” -- Aurélie Athan, Columbia University\u003cbr\u003e\"Women and the Psychosocial Construction of Madness is thought-provoking collection of observations and insights about the challenges women of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds face in learning to cope with their psychosis-related symptoms.\" -- Andrea Lefebvre, author of Group Therapy for Voice Hearers: Insights and Perspectives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Race, Gender, and Psychosis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Mourning and Melancholia in Transwomen: Inscription and the Risk for Melancholic Psychosis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. My Monster, My Self\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Sabina Spielrein and Frau M: Two Historical Cases of Female Psychoses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Lucia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. The Locust of Words and the Locus of Saying: Femininity and Psychosis \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. I Call this Institutionalized Rape \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. The Scarlet Diagnosis: Trauma, Psychosis, and Pathologizing the Feminine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Being of Sound Mind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Faith: A Woman Interrupted","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040861880663,"sku":"9781498591966","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-and-the-psychosocial-construction-of-madness-9781498591966","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}