Does PMDD belong in the DSM? Challenging the medicalization of women's bodies

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-27

  Offman, Alia ^a,c   Kleinplatz, Peggy J ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

DSM; Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD); Sexuality Social construction; Women's bodies

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG INDUSTRY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATE LUTEAL PHASE DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RESEARCH; SEXUALITY; SOCIOBIOLOGY;

EID: 7644234592     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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