Sexy But Psycho
- Author Dr Jessica Taylor
- Narrator Dr Jessica Taylor
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Run Time 9 hours and 53 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Law, Law and society, gender issues, Narrative theme: Politics.
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What to expect
Angry, opinionated, mouthy, aggressive, hysterical, mad, disordered, crazy, psycho, delusional, borderline, hormonal . . .
Women have long been pathologised, medicalised, locked up and medicated for not conforming to social stereotypes.
Why are women who report violence against them so likely to be diagnosed with personality disorders? Why are women and girls pathologised for being angry about oppression and abuse? How have so many women been duped into believing that they are mentally ill, for having normal and natural reactions to traumatic experiences?
In Sexy But Psycho, Dr Jessica Taylor draws on case studies, new data and research to analyse the way society labels women as sexy but psycho.
Psychiatry is the patriarchy with a prescription pad. Read this book and start a revolution.
Dr Jessica Taylor is a working-class feminist author, chartered psychologist, speaker and researcher with a PhD from University of Birmingham in Forensic Psychology. In 2019, she was awarded a Fellowship of Royal Society of Arts for her contribution to feminism and psychology. She is the founder and director of VictimFocus, VictimFocus Resources, VictimFocus Academy and The VictimFocus Blog.
Women have long been pathologised, medicalised, locked up and medicated for not conforming to social stereotypes.
Why are women who report violence against them so likely to be diagnosed with personality disorders? Why are women and girls pathologised for being angry about oppression and abuse? How have so many women been duped into believing that they are mentally ill, for having normal and natural reactions to traumatic experiences?
In Sexy But Psycho, Dr Jessica Taylor draws on case studies, new data and research to analyse the way society labels women as sexy but psycho.
Psychiatry is the patriarchy with a prescription pad. Read this book and start a revolution.
Dr Jessica Taylor is a working-class feminist author, chartered psychologist, speaker and researcher with a PhD from University of Birmingham in Forensic Psychology. In 2019, she was awarded a Fellowship of Royal Society of Arts for her contribution to feminism and psychology. She is the founder and director of VictimFocus, VictimFocus Resources, VictimFocus Academy and The VictimFocus Blog.
Critics Review
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Dr Taylor’s fierce polemic shows how professionals can pathologise and sexualise women and girls and how misogynistic the medical model can be . . . interesting [with] moments of brilliance . . .
Irish Independent -
Fierce and fearless.
Irish Examiner -
The topics touched on in Sexy But Psycho are wide-ranging, but, for me, the most important message from the book is the vital importance of listening carefully to what women have to say.
Independent
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