Women's Mental Health
A Comprehensive Textbook
Susan G Kornstein editor Anita H Clayton editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Guilford Publications
Published:27th Jan '05
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This comprehensive reference and text synthesizes a vast body of clinically useful knowledge about women's mental health and health care. Coverage includes women's psychobiology across the life span--sex differences in neurobiology and psychopharmacology and psychiatric aspects of the reproductive cycle--as well as gender-related issues in assessment and treatment of frequently encountered psychiatric disorders. Current findings are presented on sex differences in epidemiology, risk factors, presenting symptoms, treatment options and outcomes, and more. Also addressed are mental health consultation to other medical specialties, developmental and sociocultural considerations in service delivery, and research methodology and health policy concerns.
This comprehensive volume enriches our understanding of the biological and psychosocial influences that shape women's lives, and provides important information for assessing and treating psychiatric disorders as women experience them. This book is a valuable contemporary reference for all clinicians.--Carolyn M. Mazure, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Director, Women's Health Research at Yale, Yale University School of Medicine
Impressive for the breadth and depth of its coverage, this is an outstanding sourcebook for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, and other medical professionals treating women. Well organized, clearly written, and thoughtful, the book integrates virtually all that is currently known about women's mental health and provides the most current, comprehensive, and authoritative coverage of the field. This book is a 'must' for any physician's shelf.--Alan Schatzberg, MD, Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University Medical School
...The textbook displays a remarkable understanding of the role of psychological issues in the development and course of disease....The breadth of issues presented--ranging from the reproductive cycle and psychiatric disorders to sociocultural issues--makes the textbook a valuable mental health resource for women at any stage of their lives.--Phyllis Greenberger, MSW, President and CEO, Society for Women's Health Research
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ISBN: 9781593851446
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1150g
638 pages