Feminist conceptualizations of women's madness: A review of the literature

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 143-150

  Wright, Nicola ^a,c   Owen, Sara ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feminism; Gender; Madness; Mental health; Mental illness; Social constructionism; Women

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0035486727     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01951.x     Document Type: Review

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