A historical overview of women's hysteria in Slovenia

European Journal of Women's Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-188

  Zaviršek, Darja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Hysteria; Medicalization of the body; Naturalization of women; Psychiatric institutionalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034343917     PISSN: 13505068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135050680000700203     Document Type: Review

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