Illness and power : women's mental disorders and the battle between the sexes / Brant Wenegrat.

New York : New York University Press, [1995]

vii, 217 pages ; 22 cm

This item was donated as part of The Women's Health Library archive held by Wellcome Collection, reference SA/WHL https://wellcomecollection.org/works/fjg4s86y

Copy 1. Donor: This item was originally held in the Women's Health Library. It was donated to Wellcome in 2016 by the Feminist Library, which acted as temporary custodian following the closure of Women's Health in 2006.

Copy 1. Former Women's Health Library shelfmark: Vm.

1. Introduction: Explaining Women's Disorders -- 2. Depression and Anxiety: Responses to Lack of Power -- 3. Women's Mental Disorders as Illness Roles -- 4. Two Modern-Day Epidemics -- 5. An Evolutionary, Cross-Cultural View of Women's Social Power -- 6. Conclusion.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-206) and index.