Women and the Psychosocial Construction of Madness

Women and the Psychosocial Construction of Madness focuses on the question of madness as it is experienced by women within gendered sociopolitical contexts. Contributors to this edited collection engage with a diverse range of topics, including black and ethnic minority womens experiences of psychosis, psychosis in transwomen, sexual trauma and psychosis, the doctorpatient relationship, and womens experiences of mental health treatment and recovery. Chapters span the disciplines of psychoanalysis, sociology, womens studies, critical theory, and madness studies.