A Review of Diagnosing Madness: The Discursive Construction of the Psychiatric Patient, 1850-1920

Shannon Fanning

Diagnosing Madness: The Discursive Construction of the Psychiatric Patient, 1850-1920. Cristina Hanganu-Bresch and Carol Berkenkotter. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2019. 192 pages, $49.99 paperback, $49.99 e-book. Publisher website: https://www.sc.edu/uscpress/books/2019/6025.html

 

A Review of You’re Doing It Wrong!: Mothering, Media, and Medical Expertise

Rachael Lussos

You’re Doing It Wrong!: Mothering, Media, and Medical Expertise. Bethany L. Johnson & Margaret M. Quinlan. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2019. 259 pages, $29.95 paperback, $99.95 cloth, $29.95 PDF, $29.95 EPUB. Publisher website: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/youre-doing-it-wrong/9780813593784

 

A Review of From Hysteria to Hormones: A Rhetorical History

Calvin Coker 

From Hysteria to Hormones: A Rhetorical History. Amy J. Koerber. PA: Penn State University Press, 2018. 264 pages, $99.95 Hardcover, $34.95 Paperback.  Publisher website: https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08085-7.html