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This book focuses on the complex patterning of mental disorder identified in men and women. The first part of the book examines the gendered landscape of mental disorder, key concepts and approaches, and the way in which gender is embedded in constructs of mental disorder. The second part considers theories of the causes of mental disorder and the extent to which the different causes can account for the gendered landscape of disorder. It concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of the analysis.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction
PART 1: GENDER, CONSTRUCTS AND SERVICES
The Gendered Landscape
Theorising Gender Mental Disorder, Medicine and the Regulation of Rationality
Measuring Mental Disorder
Gender and Constructs of Mental Disorder
The Historical Context
PART 2: GENDER AND THE ORIGINS OF MENTAL DISORDER
Biological Origins
Feminist Psychologies and Gendered Individuals
Stress and the Gender Division of Labour
Trauma and Powerlessness: War and Sexual Violence
Conclusions
Appendix
Notes
References
Index.
About the author
JOAN BUSFIELD is Professor of Sociology and a Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Essex, UK.
Summary
This book focuses on the complex patterning of mental disorder identified in men and women. The first part of the book examines the gendered landscape of mental disorder, key concepts and approaches, and the way in which gender is embedded in constructs of mental disorder. The second part considers theories of the causes of mental disorder and the extent to which the different causes can account for the gendered landscape of disorder. It concludes with a discussion of the policy implications of the analysis.
