Conference paper
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE PORTRAYALS OF DEPRESSIVE ILLNESS IN POPULAR CULTURE: A COMPARISON OF LITERARY TEXTS
Rui-Ernn Natassia Chin
; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Ahmed Hankir
; South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK ; Centre for Mental Health Research in association with University of Cambridge (CMHR-CU), Cambridge, UK ; Department of Psychiatry, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Rashid Zaman
; Centre for Mental Health Research in association with University of Cambridge (CMHR-CU), Cambridge, UK; Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, UK ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract
Gender differences in the prevalence, experiences and presentations of mental illnesses are well-known and are reflected in
research findings, clinical practice, society and popular culture. This paper will compare and contrast the role that gender and other
factors play in the portrayals of depressive illness in two acclaimed texts, ‘The Bell Jar’ by Sylvia Plath and, ‘Darkness Visible’ by
William Styron.
Keywords
depression; memoir; literature; gender differences
Hrčak ID:
264215
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Publication date:
4.9.2019.
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