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Behind the hashtags and the ‘hysteria’
Author(s) -
Evans Bonnie
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ippr progressive review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.151
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2573-2331
pISSN - 2573-2323
DOI - 10.1111/newe.12077
Subject(s) - hysteria , mental health , psychology , psychoanalysis , history , psychiatry
There is a long and chequered history when it comes to women and mental health. Bonnie Evans takes a long view across history of women – from witches and hysteria, via mad women in the attic, through to the high numbers of women experiencing mental health problems today. She asks: is it time we stopped ignoring the past when considering women's mental health?

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