Women, Madness and the Law

Women, Madness and the Law
Author: Wendy Chan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 373
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1135311161


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This book explores, for the first time in an edited collection, the intersection of three key research areas - women, madness and the law - and advances the debates on how law and the 'psy' sciences play a critical role in regulating and controlling women's lives.


Women, Madness and the Law
Language: en
Pages: 373
Authors: Wendy Chan
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-12 - Publisher: Routledge

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This book explores, for the first time in an edited collection, the intersection of three key research areas - women, madness and the law - and advances the deb
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Language: en
Pages: 215
Authors: Charles Patrick Ewing
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-04-07 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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The insanity defense is one of the oldest fixtures of the Anglo-American legal tradition. Though it is available to people charged with virtually any crime, and
From Madness to Mutiny
Language: en
Pages: 318
Authors: Amy Neustein
Categories: Child sexual abuse
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: UPNE

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A powerful expose of the family court system's prejudice against mothers trying to protect their sexually abused children.
Manifest Madness
Language: en
Pages: 307
Authors: Arlie Loughnan
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04-19 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Bringing together previously disparate discussions on criminal responsibility from law, psychology, and philosophy, this book provides a close study of mental i
Advocating for Women with Postpartum Mental Illness
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: Susan Benjamin Feingold
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-03-02 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

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Advocating for Women with Postpartum Mental Illness takes the reader into the world of one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses. Through this book, Feingo