1st Edition

Women's Mental Health A Comprehensive Textbook

Edited By Susan G. Kornstein, Anita H. Clayton Copyright 2002

    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.

    I. Women's Psychobiology and Reproductive Life Cycle
    1. Sex Differences in Neuroendocrine and Neurotransmitter Systems, Elizabeth A. Young, Anita Korszun, and Margaret Altemus
    2. Sex Differences in Psychopharmacology, Olga Brawman-Mintzer
    3. Psychiatric Aspects of the Menstrual Cycle, Meir Steiner and Leslie Born
    4. Psychiatric Aspects of Pregnancy, Ruta Nonacs, Adele C. Viguera, and Lee S. Cohen
    5. Psychiatric Aspects of the Postpartum Period, Angela F. Arnold, Claudia Baugh, Angela Fisher, Jessica Brown, and Zachary N. Stowe
    6. Psychiatric Aspects of Hormonal Contraception, Julia K. Warnock and Christine F. Blake
    7. Psychiatric Aspects of Menopause, Ineke Ayubi-Moak and Barbara L. Parry
    II. Assessment and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in Women
    8. Depression, Susan G. Kornstein and Barbara A. Wojcik
    9. Bipolar Disorder, Marlene P. Freeman, Lesley M. Arnold, and Susan L. McElroy
    10. Schizophrenia, Jean S. Gearon and Jill A. Rachbeisel
    11. Anxiety Disorders, Teresa A. Pigott
    12. Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse, R. J. Canterbury
    13. Eating Disorders, Pauline S. Powers
    14. Sexual Dysfunction, Anita H. Clayton
    15. Sleep Disorders, Rachel Manber, Ian M. Colrain, and Kathryn A. Lee
    16. Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Katharine A. Phillips
    17. Somatoform Disorders, Ondria C. Gleason and William R. Yates
    18. Personality Disorders, Paula L. Hensley and H. George Nurnberg
    19. Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Daniel A. Monti and Marie Stoner
    III. Psychiatric Consultation in Women
    20. Gynecology, Diana L. Dell
    21. Oncology: Women with Breast, Gynecologic, or Lung Cancer, Emmie I. Chen and Elisabeth J. S. Kunkel
    22. Rheumatological Diseases, Catherine A. Staropoli and Christine Skotzko
    23. Endocrine Disorders, Jennifer S. Brasch, Glenda MacQueen, and Russell Joffe
    24. Cardiovascular Disease, Sherri Hansen
    25. Gastrointestinal Disorders, Thomas N. Wise and Catherine C. Crone
    26. HIV/AIDS, Sally E. Herbert and Pamela Bachanas
    27. Neurological Disorders of Increased Prevalence in Women: Migraines, Multiple Sclerosis, and Alzheimer's Disease, Howard L. Field and Reid Brackin
    28. Cosmetic Surgery, David B. Sarwer and Michael J. Pertschuk
    IV. Sociocultural Issues for Women
    29. Developmental Perspectives on Gender, M. Beth Casey
    30. Marriage and Family, Marcia Lasswell
    31. Career and Workplace Issues, Diane K. Shrier
    32. Trauma and Violence, Bethany Brand
    33. Lesbian Women, Rochelle L. Klinger
    34. Women of Color, Cheryl S. Al-Mateen, Frances M. Christian, Asha Mishra, Michele Cofield, and Toni Tildon
    35. Aging and Elderly Women, Suzanne Holroyd
    V. Research and Health Policy Issues
    36. Women and Mental Health Research Methodology, Ruth B. Merkatz, Cathryn M. Clary, and Wilma Harrison
    37. Mental Health Policy and Women, Mary C. Blehar and Grayson Norquist

    Biography

    Susan G. Kornstein, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center, where she serves as Director of Clinical Research for the Department of Psychiatry. She is also Executive Director of the VCU Mood Disorders Institute and Executive Director of the VCU Institute for Women's Health, which has been designated a National Center of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Kornstein has written or cowritten more than 100 articles, chapters, and abstracts, and has been a principal investigator on over 30 research studies in the areas of depression, anxiety disorders, and premenstrual syndrome. She is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a member of the American College of Psychiatrists.

    Anita H. Clayton, MD, is Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatric Medicine at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she serves as the Medical Director of the Center for Psychiatric Clinical Research. She has published numerous journal articles and abstracts, as well as a coauthored book on relationships and depression, and has served as principal investigator on many research grants. Dr. Clayton's clinical and research interests include mood and anxiety disorders associated with reproductive life events in women, and sexual dysfunction related to illness and medication use. She is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.

    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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