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Abbott Laboratories (drug company), 147 advertising fears and anxieties, manipulation of, 156, 158 impulse buying, 156 motivational analysis, 1556, 167 see also drug advertising aetiology, 8697 affective disorders see mental illness Affluenza (Oliver), 1789 agony aunts, 11415 alcohol abuse, 77, 967, 101 Alexander, Franz (psychoanalyst), 81 Allegron (drug), 139 Allen and Hanburys (drug company), 151 American Beauty (film), 22, 179 amphetamines, 778 Anadin (painkillers), 161 Angier Chemical Company, 1578 anti-psychiatry movement, 7980 Antidepressant Era, The (Healy), 141 antidepressants, 78, 85, 95, 98, 99 anxiety, 33, 77, 79, 84, 85, 901, 99100, 105, 11617, 143, 148 appetite disorders, 145, 148 Ariel (Plath), 11 Art of Marriage, The (Macaulay), 36 Atarax (drug), 146 Atkin, I. (psychiatrist), 1512 atomic warfare, fear of, 1, 44, 445, 689 atypical depression, 84, 85, 99, 141, 143 Aventyl (drug), 139, 140 aversion therapy, 1012 Bailey, Eileen (interviewee), 656, 6970, 11112 Bakewell, Joan (journalist), 734 Balint, Michael (psychoanalyst), 102 barbiturates, 989, 147, 168 behaviour therapy, 8, 43, 1012, 171 Bell Jar, The (Plath), 11, 23 Bengers (digestive aid), 161 Benzedrine (drug), 77 benzodiazepine compounds, 79, 99, 118, 139, 1478, 151, 168 Beplete (drug), 148 Berryman, John (poet), 267 Beveridge, William (social reformer), 31, 59 Beyfus, Drusilla (journalist), 63 Bile Beans (laxative), 158 Bills, Jean (interviewee), 589 birth control, 1, 33 Bournvita (malted drink), 162 Bovet, Theodore (psychoanalyst), 35, 45 Bowen, Elizabeth (novelist), 26 Bowlby, John (psychologist), 31, 3942 Braithwaite, Diane (interviewee), 55, 67, 71 Brayshaw, Alfred (General Secretary, NMGC), 34 Britain average earnings, 154 economic growth, 154 new towns, 15 nuclear weapons, development of, 44 social insurance measures, 31, 59 suburban society, 13

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Desperate Housewives, Neuroses and the Domestic Environment, 19451970 Cooper, David (psychiatrist), 79 Cooperstock, Ruth (sociologist), 1089, 129, 147 Coppen, Alec (neuroscientist), 956 Cornell Medical Index, 834, 87 cosmetic products, 169 Council of the College of General Practitioners, 86 counselling, 102, 112 Courtenay, Rose (interviewee), 70, 121 Crichton-Brown, James (psychiatrist), 81 Crichton-Miller, Hugh (psychiatrist), 80 Daily Mail, 177, 178 Dally, Ann (psychiatrist), 378 Dally, Peter (psychiatrist), 85, 98, 99, 143 Dartalan (tranquillizing agent), 148 Davy, Jane (interviewee), 56 DCL Yeast Tablets, 158 Denning, Lord, 345 depression, 75, 78, 79, 835, 96, 98, 99, 105, 141, 143, 168 see also mental illness Dexedrine (drug), 778 Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM), 105 diazepam (drug), 17, 79, 119, 134, 139, 148 Dichter, Ernest (psychologist), 155, 156, 167 Distval, 133 divorce see marital relationships domestic appliances, 60 domesticity association with mental illness, 1, 2, 10, 12, 17, 223, 267, 106, 1078, 1256, 171, 1745 descriptions of, 5764 Dr Cassells tablets, 1567 Dr Williams Pink Pills (iron tablets), 161 drug addiction, 26, 1723 drug advertising, 12930, 13253, 172 complaints from general practitioners, 133, 134 examples of, 135, 137, 138, 140, 142, 1445, 14950 extreme imagery, use of, 1467 lack of information about drug, 136 men, image of, 139, 140, 142, 143, 153 over-the-counter medications, 15367

Britains Married Women Workers (Klein), 16 British Code of Advertising, 155 British Journal of Psychiatry, 90, 91, 101 British Medical Journal, 75, 98, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 1378, 142, 1445 Brown, George (sociologist), 109 Buckfast Tonic Wine, 162 Burnham, Lester (film character), 179 Busfield Joan (sociologist), 2, 10910 butabarbitol (drug), 148 caffeine, 165 Calderwood, Christine (interviewee), 53, 63, 645, 71, 72, 194n85 Cannon, Walter (stress researcher), 81 Carter, Doris (interviewee), 601 Cavendish, Lucy (writer), 177 charity work, 178 Chateleine (magazine), 156 Chave, Sidney, 1415 Chemist and Druggist, The, 151 Chesler, Phyllis (psychologist), 107 childbirth, 63 childcare, 15, 30, 35, 65, 6871 attitudes to, 1617, 3746 fathers, 71 manuals, 70 childhood, adverse experiences, 12, 111, 1225, 171 correlation with marital adjustment, 878 chlordiazepoxide (drug), 79, 100, 147, 148 chlorpromazine (drug), 8, 77, 78, 79, 97, 99, 1346, 135, 137, 138 cleaning see housework Cold War see atomic warfare, fear of Coles, Ann (interviewee), 62, 11819 Collins, Gwen (interviewee), 534, 61, 66, 69, 72 Coming up for Air (novel, Orwell), 20 Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (Spock), 43 communism, 44 Complan (meal replacement), 165, 166 constructionist theories, 30 cooking, 60, 61 Coontz, Stephanie (writer), 2, 176

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Index Previous Good Personality (PGP) patient, 143 techniques, 167 women, image of, 129, 134, 135, 13940, 143, 150, 152, 155, 1723 drugs amphetamines, 778 barbiturates, 989, 147, 168 benzodiazepine compounds, 79, 99, 118, 139, 1478, 151, 168 chlorpromazine, 8, 77, 78, 79, 97, 99, 1346, 135, 137, 138 combining, 99 comparison studies, 141, 143 compounds mixed with barbiturates, 1478 dependence, 99, 118 laudanum, 131 monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), 78, 95, 98, 99, 141, 143, 200n114 overprescribing, 989, 108, 116, 118, 151, 174 over-the-counter medications, 130, 15367, 15960, 1634, 166, 1689, 172, 174 painkillers, 156, 161 psychotropic medications, 2, 10, 96, 1089, 117, 118 recreational use, 77 regulation, 1314 sedatives, 77, 117, 168 serotonin reuptake inhibitors, 179 thalidomide, 133 tranquillizers, 79, 97, 989, 1089, 133, 1512, 1723 tricyclic antidepressants, 78, 95, 98, 141, 168 womens experiences of drug treatment, 11819 Dunbar, Helen Flanders (psychiatrist), 81 Durophet-M (drug), 144, 148, 150 electroconvulsive therapy, 24, 25, 76, 80, 85, 91, 96, 97, 98, 141 Eleven Plus exam, 1, 3, 523 Eli Lilly (drug company), 139, 140 Ellis, Havelock (sex researcher), 33

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endogenous depression, 84, 85, 96, 141, 143, 168 Equanil (drug), 79, 97, 99, 146 Even Toddlers Need Fathers (parenting organization), 40 Eysenck, Hans (psychologist), 83, 101, 198n57 Eysenck Personality Inventory, 83 Family and Class in a London Suburb (Willmott and Young), 512 Family and Kinship in East London (Willmott and Young), 51 Family Circle (magazine), 156 family life, 6, 9 importance to children, 456, 69 oral history project respondents descriptions of, 5764 surveys, 51 Far From Heaven (film), 22, 17980 fathers, 401, 42, 47 childcare, 71 housework, 623 Faux, Jill (interviewee), 65 fear, 117 Female Eunuch, The (Greer), 1314, 105 Female Malady, The (Showalter), 23 Feminine Mystique, The (Friedan), 1, 11, 14, 17, 27, 50 feminist movement, 1113, 171 fetishism, 101 films feminist messages, 22 portrayal of suburban society, 212, 17980 Forbes, Bryan, (film director), 22 Fortune (business magazine), 20 Foucault, Michel (philosopher), 79, 106, 110 Frankfurt School theorists, 19 French, Marilyn (novelist), 17 Friedan, Betty, 1, 2, 11, 1214, 27, 28, 162, 165 and womens education, 1516 Gavron, Hanna (social researcher), 64 Geigy (drug company), 147

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Desperate Housewives, Neuroses and the Domestic Environment, 19451970 Horlicks, 160, 161 housewives creative activities, 647 domestic role, benefits of, 5760 drug advertising, 134, 135, 139, 141 family networks, 66 in fiction, 1719 friendships, 667 health problems, 63 housewives blight (medical condition), 13 image of, 2, 17 isolation, feelings of, 1516, 57, 64, 67 mental illness report 1964, 901 product marketing, 162 skills, lack of, 108 social pressures, 62 support networks, 647 Housewives Beware (Grant), 116 housework, 60, 612 husbands role, 623 housing shortages, 32 Hubback, Judith (social researcher), 16, 28, 64, 73 hypertension, 81 imipramine (drug), 85, 91, 141 indigestion, 158 Inner Wheel (womens organization), 65, 195n90 Institute for Motivational Research (US), 155 Institute of Psychiatry, General Practice Research Unit, 82 International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), 8, 105 iproniazid (drug compound), 78 Iron Jelloids, 157 James, Oliver (writer), 1789, 180 Jarrell, Randall (poet), 27 John Wyeth (drug company), 146, 148, 151 Journal of Mental Science, 82 Kavan, Anna (novelist), 256, 278 Kelly, Nora (interviewee), 11314 Kessel, Neil (psychiatrist), 82

general practitioners complaints about drug advertising, 133, 134 as informal counsellors, 102 Gilman, Charlotte Perkins (writer), 11 Glaxo (drug company), 147 Goodridge, Edna (interviewee), 60, 73 Gove, Walter (sociologist), 106, 1078, 110 grammar schools, 524, 556 Grant, Doris (food writer), 116 Grant, Mary (agony aunt), 114 Gray, Herbert (NMGC founding member), 334, 36 Greenham, Kath (interviewee), 53, 62 Greer, Germaine (feminist), 1314 Grieve, Mary (editor), 7 Guardian, The, 175 Halliday, James (physician), 812 Halls Wine, 162 Hamilton, Madge (psychiatric social worker), 8790 Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, 83, 84 Handbook to Marriage and Marriage Guidance (Bovet), 35 Happily Ever After (Lyon), 34 Hare, E. H. (physician), 15 Harley, Denis (psychologist), 64 Harris, Tirril (sociologist), 109 Harvey Pharmaceuticals (drug company), 146 Healy, D. (psychiatrist), 141, 143, 1523 Heane, Rebecca (interviewee), 121 Hidden Persuaders, The (Packard), 155 Hill, Jean (interviewee), 523, 61, 623, 11213 Holmes, Thomas (psychologist), 87 Home Chat (magazine), 7 Home, Evelyn (agony aunt), 114 home life importance of, 1, 56, 512 psychological aspects, 32 home-ownership, 1, 6, 32, 63 homosexuality, 101, 17980 Hooper, Douglas (clinical psychologist), 45, 47 Hoover, J. Edgar, 44

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Index King, Frederic Truby (health reformer), 43 Kingsley Hall (therapeutic community), 80 Klein, Viola (sociologist), 16, 28, 49, 64 Kraeplin, Emil, 8 Kumin, Maxine (poet), 27 labelling theory, 1056 Lady Chichester Hospital (Sussex), 81 Laing, Ronald (psychiatrist), 79, 80, 106 Lancet, The, 14, 98 Langley, Gordon (senior medical officer), 90 Largactil (drug), 77, 1346, 135, 137, 138 laudanum (drug), 131 Lawson, Faith (interviewee), 56 legislation Dangerous Drugs Act (1920), 131 Food and Drugs Act (1938), 132 Matrimonial Homes Act 1967, 345 Pharmacy and Medicines Act (1941), 132 Pharmacy and Poisons Act (1868), 131 Levin, Ira (novelist), 21 Librium (drug), 79, 100, 147, 148 life events, 867, 912 Lincoln, Margaret (interviewee), 689 Little Boxes (song), 21 Little Children (film), 179 Lowell, Robert (poet), 27 Lucozade, 158, 159 Lyon, Percy Hugh Beverly (poet), 34, 46

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Macaulay, Mary (marriage guidance counsellor), 36, 46 Mace, David (NMGC founding member), 34 Madness and Civilization (Foucault), 106 Man in the Grey Flannel Suit, The (film and novel, Wilson), 21 Marcuse, Herbert (philosopher), 19, 20 marital relationships, 12, 1819 as a cause of mental illness, 8790, 923, 108, 11121 correlation with childhood experience, 878, 89 divorce, 25, 29, 33, 11011, 121 domination, 89 equality issues, 347, 47, 60 expectations of partners, 36 gender roles, 30, 31, 73

infidelity, 1819, 91, 92, 94, 967, 100 male breadwinner role, 312, 52 marriage guidance, 335 sexual problems, 367 sexual taboos, 33 surveys, 36 traditional image of family life, 2930 Marxism, 19 Mass Observation (research enterprise), 5, 16, 32, 36, 50, 59, 60, 63, 70, 74, 165 Master of Deceit (Hoover), 44 Maudsley Personality Inventory, 83 Medico-psychological Clinic (London), 81 Meggesons Bismuth Dyspepsia Tablets, 158 Melleril (drug), 146 men in drug advertising, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 153 film images, 179 likelihood of seeking medical help, 173 over-the-counter medications, 157, 158 menstruation, 1567 mental hygiene, 80 mental illness aetiology, 8697 asylums, 767 biochemical factors, 86, 956, 97, 171 certification, 76 childhood, adverse experiences, 12, 878, 111, 1225, 171 classification of, 8, 826 data analysis, problems of, 10910 depressive functional shift, 95 diagnosis, difficulties of, 8 differences between old communities and new towns, 15 and domesticity, 1, 2, 10, 12, 17, 223, 267, 106, 1078, 1256, 171, 1745 environmental factors, influence of, 80, 81, 86, 97, 103, 171 experiences of women writers, 227 fear, 117 gender influences, 84 genetic influences, 945, 97 labelling theory, 1056 levels of illness in women compared to men, 1067

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Desperate Housewives, Neuroses and the Domestic Environment, 19451970 womens career ambitions, 556 working mothers, 412, 434, 46, 63, 6970, 1779 Mothers Little Helper (song), 11, 17 motivational analysis, 155, 167 MUM (deodorant), 158 Munro, Alistair (psychiatry lecturer), 945 Myrdal, Alva (sociologist), 28 Myth of Mental Illness, The (Szasz), 80 Nactisol (drug), 109, 144, 148, 149 Nacton (drug), 144 Nardil (drug), 85, 98, 99100, 139, 141, 143 National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE), 445 National Council for Mental Hygiene, 80 National Housewives Register see National Womens Register National Marriage Guidance Council (NMGC), 334, 45, 46, 115 National Womens Register, 3, 57, 174 Nembutal (drug), 147 nervous breakdowns, 11617, 120 Neuro-Phosphates (drug), 151 neuroses see mental illness Nimble (bread), 158 nortriptyline (drug), 139 Oakley, Ann (sociologist), 1617, 28, 30, 37, 50, 61 One-Dimensional Man, The (Marcuse), 20 oral history, 4, 126 Organization Man, The (Whyte), 20 Orwell, George (writer), 1920 Osler, William (physician), 131 over-the-counter medications, 130, 15367, 159, 1689, 172 indigestion, 158 iron treatments, 1567, 161 public opinion of, 165, 167 as safe alternatives to prescribed drugs, 162 tiredness and lethargy, 158, 15960, 161 tonic products, 1578, 162, 1634, 165, 166, 1689 womens purchase of, 174 oxazepam (drug), 151

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life events, influence of, 867, 912 marital dysfunction, as a cause of, 11121 married couples, neuroses in, 8790, 923, 200n101 medical models, 106 nervous breakdowns, 11617, 120 panic attacks, 91, 116 personality characteristics, 81, 83, 96 phobias, 101, 105, 143 primary care, 789, 823 schizophrenia, 76, 80 self-help, 11617 sleep patterns, 84, 98 somatic symptoms, 95, 109 statistical representation, 1734 twins, 934 womens experiences of drug treatment, 11819 see also drugs meprobamate (drug), 79, 97, 99, 146, 151 Metzl, Jonathan (psychiatrist), 118, 12930, 134, 1523 Meyer, Adolf (psychiatrist), 867 Middletown: A Study in American Culture (Lynd), 51 Middletown in Transition (Lynd), 51 Miles, Agnes (sociologist), 105, 106 Miller, Henry (neurologist), 96 Miltown (drug), 79, 97, 99, 146, 151 modern learning theory, 101 monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), 78, 95, 98, 99, 141, 143, 200n114 Morgan, Judith (interviewee), 567, 1234 Morrell, D. C. (GP), 75, 86 Mortimer, Penelope (novelist), 1819, 245, 278 Morton Commission (marriage and divorce), 33 mothering, 3746, 6871 life after children have left, 723 maternal deprivation, effect on children, 3940 maternal mortality rates, 378 naturalness of, 70 parental absence, 40, 45 social changes, influence of, 37

Index Packard, Vance (journalist), 155, 156, 167 painkillers, 156, 161 panic attacks, 91, 116 Parker, Neville (Maudsley Hospital), 934 Parker, Val (interviewee), 59, 61, 63, 73 Patterns of Marriage (Slater), 94 Pegs Paper (magazine), 7 personal hygiene, 158 pharmaceutical companies, 2, 133 see also drug advertising pharmacological regulation, 1314 phenelzine (drug), 85, 98, 99100, 139, 141 phenobarbitone (drug), 98 phenylpropanolamine (drug), 99 Phillips Tonic Yeast, 169 phobias, 101, 105, 143 Phosferine (tonic), 157 Plath, Sylvia (poet), 11, 23, 24 Politics of the Family, The (Laing), 80 Pollit, John D. (physician), 95 Powell, Enoch (UK Health Secretary), 989, 151 Pre-School Playgroups Association, 65 prefrontal leucotomy, 76 Previous Good Personality (PGP) patient, 143 Pro-Banthine (drug), 148 Pro-Plus tablets (caffeine), 165 Prozac (drug), 179 Prozac on the Couch (Metzl), 118, 134 psychiatric morbidity, 15 psychiatry anti-psychiatry movement, 7980 developments in, 7682 psychoanalysis, 81, 1523 psychopharmacology, 2, 8 psychotherapy, 1001 differences between the United States and Britain, 1023 psychotropic medications, 2, 10, 96, 1089, 117, 118 Pumpkin Eater, The (novel, Mortimer), 1819, 25 Radcliffe Institute, 27 Raddon, Eve (interviewee), 64, 71, 124 radio, importance of, 6 Rahe, Richard (psychologist), 87

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Safe (film), 22 Sanatogen (tonic), 157, 162, 1634 Sanderson, A. L. (psychiatrist), 86 Sanderson, Betty (interviewee), 578, 68, 72, 120 Sandoz (drug company), 146 Sargant, William (psychiatrist), 85, 98, 99, 143 Scheff, Thomas (sociologist), 1056 schizophrenia, 76, 80 Schwartz, Delmore (poet), 27 seasonal affective disorder, 119, 204n86 Second World War, womens experiences, 50, 545, 58, 69, 1245, 176, 192n3, 193n30 sedatives, 77, 117, 168 Self Help for Your Nerves (Weeks), 116 Selye, Hans (stress researcher), 81 Serenid (drug), 151 serotonin, 200n113 serotonin reuptake inhibitors (drug), 179 sex problems in marriage, 367 taboos, 33

Red Star (magazine), 7 Reed, Angela (NMGC), 46 Relaxa-Tabs (drug), 151 religion, 33, 66 Report on the British Press (1938), 1545 Reserpine (drug), 78, 79, 97 Revolutionary Road (film), 180 Reynolds, Malvina (singer), 21 Richards, Chris (interviewee), 57, 68, 73 Riesman, David (sociologist), 19, 201 Riker Laboratories (drug company), 148 Riley, Denise, 49, 50 Roberts, A. H. (registrar), 90 Roberts, Eileen (interviewee), 54, 61, 65, 67, 120, 1245, 193n30 Roberts, John, 45, 47 Roche (drug company), 139, 147, 148 Rogers, Barbara (interviewee), 55, 58, 67, 70, 72, 119 Rolling Stones (rock band), 17 Rose, Nikolas (sociologist), 106 Rutherford, Edie (Mass Observation diarist), 58 Ryle, Anthony (GP), 8790

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Desperate Housewives, Neuroses and the Domestic Environment, 19451970 Taylor, Stephen (medical officer, Royal Free Hospital), 1415 teenagers, 59, 69 thalidomide (drug), 133 thioridazine (drug), 146 Thompson, Paul (oral historian), 126 thumb-sucking, 43 Times, The, 157 Todays Drugs (BMA publication), 1678 Tofranil (drug), 141, 147 Townswomens Guild, 65, 195n90 tranquillizers, 79, 97, 989, 1089, 133, 1512, 1723 Tricloryl (drug), 147 tricyclic antidepressants, 78, 95, 98, 141, 168 Triptafen (drug), 151 Turner, Lowri (TV presenter), 1778 twins, 934 ulcers, 144, 148 United States communism, attitudes to, 445 life myths, 20 psychotherapy, differences between the United States and Britain, 1023 suburban society, 13, 17980 womens publishing, 176 university education, 53, 55 Valium (drug), 17, 79, 119, 134, 139, 148 Vicary, Barbara (interviewee), 55, 11920 Walker, Kenneth (urologist), 35 washing, 61 Watts, C. A. H. (GP), 83 Weeks, Claire (physician), 11617 Whyte, William H. (urbanologist), 19, 20 William Warner (drug company), 98, 139, 143, 146 Wilson, Frances (interviewee), 58, 66, 70, 723, 1223 Wilson, Sloan (novelist), 21 Wimpole, Roderick (magazine doctor), 11516 Wincarnis Wine, 162, 165 Windsor, Margaret (interviewee), 63, 66, 120

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Sex and Happiness (Walker), 35 Sexton, Anne (poet), 11, 234, 27 Sexual Difficulties in the Wife (NMGC), 367 Shaw, G. K. (physician), 15 Shepherd, Ann (interviewee), 54, 113 Shepherd, Michael (psychiatrist), 82, 86 shopping, 601, 174 Showalter, Elaine (writer), 23 Slater, Eliot (physician), 94 Sleep Has His House (novel, Kavan), 26 sleep patterns, 84, 98 sleep therapies, 76, 85 Smith, Charles (lecturer), 967 Smith Kline and French (drug company), 77, 142 Social Adjustment Scale (Holmes and Rahe), 87 Social Insurance and Allied Services (Beveridge), 31 Social Origins of Depression: A Study of Psychiatric Disorder in Women (Brown and Harris), 109 Spock, Benjamin (paediatrician), 39, 435, 70 Stability of Marriage, The (Brayshaw), 34 standards of living, 6, 151 Stead, Katherine (interviewee), 62, 65, 667, 70, 71, 72, 126 Stelazine (drug), 141, 142 Stepford Wives, The (film and novel, Levin), 212 Stopes, Marie (birth-control pioneer), 33 Stott, Mary (editor), 175 stress, 172 as a marketing tool, 148, 150, 1512 suburban society, 13 as a cause of mental illness, 14 as portrayed in novels and films, 212, 17980 suicide, 24, 26, 77 Summerfield, Penny (historian), 4, 5, 49, 50 Supavite (vitamin tablets), 1578 Szasz, Thomas (psychiatrist), 7980, 106 Talbot, Joan (interviewee), 68 Tavistock Clinic, 801

Index Winnicott, Donald (psychoanalyst), 39, 423 Wolf, Alison (economist), 178 Wolff, Harold (stress researcher), 81 Wolpe, Joseph (psychologist), 1001, 201n151 Woman and Home (magazine), 7 Woman (magazine), 7, 114, 154, 164, 166, 175 Womans Own (magazine), 7, 60, 64, 114, 115, 116, 117, 127, 156, 157, 159, 1767 Womans Realm (magazine), 5960, 163 Womans Weekly (magazine), 7, 160 women boredom, 1, 64, 177 caged creativity, theories of, 24 career ambitions, 556 charity work, 178 as consumers, 56, 154, 174 creative activities, 647 criticism, fear of, 62 domestic life, descriptions of, 5764 drug treatments, experiences of, 11819 education, 4, 1516, 527, 723, 176 employment outside the home, 16, 412, 434, 46, 589, 63, 64, 1779 empowerment, 110 endocrine disturbances, 95 equality in marriage, 347, 47, 60 family networks, 66 friendships, 667 image in advertisements, 12930, 134, 135, 139, 143, 150, 152, 155, 15960, 1634, 165, 166, 1723

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isolation, feelings of, 3, 1516, 57, 64, 67 letters to magazines, 5960 levels of mental illness compared to men, 1067 life after children have left, 723 marital dysfunction, 11121 menstruation, 1567 product marketing, 162 reluctance to discuss personal problems, 113, 126 Second World War experiences, 50, 545, 58, 1245, 176, 192n3, 193n30 social status, 32 study on tranquillizer use, 1089 support networks, 647, 121, 175 tensions between employment and homemaking, 49 voting rights, 12 working-class, 51 working -class, 109 Womens Hour (radio programme), 6 Womens Liberation Movement see feminist movement womens publishing, 1, 67, 1756 articles on health, 7, 115, 127 articles on working outside the home, 1767 drug advertising, 130, 1534, 156 problem pages, 11415 Womens Room, The (novel, French), 1718 Woodside, Moya (psychiatric social worker), 94