Silence, stigma, and shame: A postmodern analysis of distress during menopause

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Nosek, Marcianna ^a   Kennedy, Holly Powell ^b   Gudmundsdottir, Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Distress; Menopause; Postmodern Feminism; Shame; Silence; Social Discourse; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESTYLE; LITERATURE; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHAME; SOCIAL STIGMA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LIFE STYLE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; SHAME; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77957988332     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0b013e3181eb41e8     Document Type: Article

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