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product_id: 62480183
title: "The Female Malady: Women, Madness and English Culture, 1830-1980"
brand: "elaine showalter"
price: "$39.24"
currency: USD
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reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/62480183-the-female-malady-women-madness-and-english-culture-1830-1980
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# The Female Malady: Women, Madness and English Culture, 1830-1980

**Brand:** elaine showalter
**Price:** $39.24
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- **What is this?** The Female Malady: Women, Madness and English Culture, 1830-1980 by elaine showalter
- **How much does it cost?** $39.24 with free shipping
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The Female Malady: Women, Madness and English Culture, 1830-1980

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## Customer Reviews

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    Exploration of the history of psychiatry, relating to its treatment of mental illness in women
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 18 January 2020*

Fascinating read. Showalter explains how society and the psychiatric profession has misunderstood and mistreated the basis of mental disorders in women, largely interpreting them through the viewpoint of male experience.  Important read if you are interested in mental health and how the diagnosis and imtreatment of psychiatric disorders is determined by cultural factors.

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    Well worth reading for changing attitudes to mental health,  particularly in  women.
  

*by S***Y on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 27 August 2020*

A fascinating study of reasons for insanity, its treatment by society and medical experts ,with an interesting chapter on the treatment of shellshock. I also enjoyed the links made with literature.

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    Great text arrived promptly
  

*by M***S on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 31 July 2020*

Very interesting and well structured book. Accessible writing style. Book arrived promptly as described in very god condition.

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