Pigeonholing Women's Misery: A History And Critical Analysis Of The Psychodiagnosis Of Women In The Twentieth Century - Hardcover

Lerman, Hannah

 
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Synopsis

Lerman ( The Mote in Freud's Eye ) looks at the formal classification systems that have shaped the psychodiagnosis of women, showing how they have evolved, changed, and sometimes remained static over the course of the 20th century. She asserts that in order to understand current diagnostic practices therapists must know how they developed. She also points out the discrepancy between the diagnostic criteria cited in the professional literature and the real-life consequences of a diagnosis or misdiagnosis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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