Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'
Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World by Elinor Cleghorn
13 reviews
antoniamshmmr's review against another edition
4.5
One thing I would‘ve liked to see in the book would be a comparison or simply some information about the medicine of non-western society as this book mainly focuses on USA/UK and partly some other western countries. To keep a red lining I understand that this might be difficult to include though.
Overall a very good read – painful sometimes – seeing that so many aspects of inequality retain to this day. I am positive this book helps a lot of (unwell) women to focus on what doctors are telling them and how historical inequalities may be hidden within those words.
Graphic: Misogyny, Classism, Medical trauma, Body horror, Abortion, Body shaming, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Death, Colonisation, Rape, Sexual violence, Ableism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Suicide
extraaardvark's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death, Medical content, Sexism, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Misogyny, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Blood, Cancer, and Forced institutionalization
justmehayleyb's review
4.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Abortion, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Medical content, Misogyny, Death, Racism, Cancer, Gaslighting, Infertility, and Sexual assault
catherinedsharp's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Abortion, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Racism
theythemreads's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Medical content, Xenophobia, Rape, Racism, Misogyny, Ableism, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Classism, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Death, Confinement, Child death, and Cancer
radfordmanor's review
4.75
Graphic: Slavery, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Classism, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Abortion, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Sexual content, Drug use, and Miscarriage
catherineleigh's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Pregnancy, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Abortion, Ableism, Chronic illness, and Classism
Minor: Infertility, Rape, and Cancer
solliereads's review against another edition
5.0
I really appreciated, too, having a clear timeline of events that provide much-needed context regarding various issues in women's health. It was by no means an easy read, and there were times where I was so disgusted by the things women have gone through that I wanted to put the book away, but it was certainly an immensely helpful one. Cleghorn has clearly gone to great lengths to write a text of such great importance on the subject of medical misogyny, and everything in her book is backed up by a massive amount of citations, none of which are pointlessly crammed in there either. I truly look forward to reading her upcoming book in 2024 - MOTHERS: An Intimate History - and I fully expect it to be just as crucial a read as this was.
Graphic: Misogyny, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Abortion, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Infertility, and Chronic illness
Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Eating disorder
nialiversuch's review
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Body horror, Abortion, Drug use, Cancer, Medical content, Racism, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Death, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Child death, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Classism, and Addiction
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Panic attacks/disorders
thania's review
4.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Torture
Moderate: Forced institutionalization