Defining normal: Constructions of race and gender in the DSM-IV casebook

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 229-247

  Cermele, Jill A ^a   Daniels, Sharon ^b   Anderson, Kristin L ^a  

^a DREW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical psychology; Constructivism; Feminism; Mental health; Sexism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035589858     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353501011002011     Document Type: Article

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