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    Sexy But Psycho: How the Patriarchy Uses Women s Trauma Against Them

    Dr Jessica Taylor

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    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

    Angry, opinionated, mouthy, aggressive, hysterical, mad, disordered, crazy, psycho, delusional, borderline, hormonal . . . Women have long been pathologized, locked up and medicated for not conforming to whichever norms or stereotypes are expected of them in that time and space. Sexy But Psycho is a challenging and uncomfortable book which seeks to explore the way professionals and society at large pathologize and sexualise women and girls.

    Utilising decades of research, real case studies and new data from her own work, Dr Taylor's book will critically analyse the way we label women with personality disorders. Why are women and girls pathologized 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 their experiences? Sexy But Psycho argues that there is a specific purpose to convincing women and girls that they are mentally ill, as the world avoids addressing violence against women and their centuries of ignored trauma.

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    Dr Jessica Taylor is a Chartered Psychologist and Sunday Times bestselling author whose work focuses on trauma, abuse and victimisation. She is the author of several acclaimed books, including Why Women Are Blamed for Everything, Sexy But Psycho and Underclass. Her research and writing have influenced policy, policing, and professional practice internationally, and she works with organisations around the world to improve responses to victims of abuse and stalking. She lives in the UK with her wife, two children and three dogs.

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