Biology and mental illness: a historical perspective.
J Am Med Womens Assoc (1972)
; 58(2): 89-94, 2003.
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A century ago, psychiatrists understood women's susceptibility to mental illness in terms of their unique biology. Although contemporary physicians certainly do not share late 19th-century psychiatrists' biases about women and the social order, the similarities between today's emphasis on women's biology and earlier explanations of the relationship between women's biology and mental illness bear investigation. This paper reviews the history of medical ideas about the connection between women's reproductive organs and their mental health and questions modern assumptions about that connection.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síndrome Premenstrual
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Female
/
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Med Womens Assoc (1972)
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos