Books by Dana Becker

Courageous and vulnerable, April has survived Philadelphia''s tough city streets. But when her sister disappears, April''s search will lead her to the Pennsylvania Amish countryside--where the peaceful setting belies a brand of danger all its own...With a childhood shattered by alcoholism and abandonment, April learned the hard way to trust only herself and her younger sister, Rose. But suddenly, Rose is gone without a word--and April''s purpose in life is to find her. She has only one ally: Joseph Young, a handsome Amish man with whom she''s struck up an unlikely flirtation in the bakery where she works. He''s knowledgeable, steadfast--and when they join forces, April''s life takes a radical turn...In the heart of Amish farm country, April and Joseph grow closer. Yet April fears there''s no future for them. Especially when vicious, too-personal warnings and strange attacks make her wonder just whom Joseph is really trying to protect. And as her unconventional investigation roils a community with much to conceal, April will find some secrets are killer--and some dreams may be too lethal to trust...

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between gender, the experience of psychological distress that we currently call borderline personality disorder, and the borderline diagnosis as a classification of psychiatric disorder.

A survey of how women have been represented and influenced by the therapeutic culture from the mid-19th century. Dana Becker examines the myth that the problems women have are medical rather than societal; personal rather than political.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between gender, the experience of psychological distress that we currently call borderline personality disorder, and the borderline diagnosis as a classification of psychiatric disorder.