Concise guide to women's mental health / Vivien K. Burt, Victoria C. Hendrick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burt, Vivien K., 1944-

Contributor:

Hendrick, Victoria C., 1963-

Series:

Concise guides (American Psychiatric Press)

Concise guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gynecology--Psychological aspects.

Gynecology.

Obstetrics--Psychological aspects.

Obstetrics.

Women--Mental health.

Women.

Mental Disorders.

Women--psychology.

Genital Diseases, Female--psychology.

Women's Health.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Disorders.

Women--psychology.

Genital Diseases, Female--psychology.

Women's Health.

Physical Description:

xix, 168 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm.

Other Title:

Women's mental health

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Press, [1997]

Summary:

This guide explores medical treatments and their relationship to psychiatric illness. In particular, it examines the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that influence a woman's mental health and often contribute to psychiatric disorders. For handy reference in clinical situations, the guide also provides numerous concise summary tables, figures, and charts containing the latest information on women's mental health, including the use of psychotropic medications with specific female populations.

Contents: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Hormonal contraception and effects on mood. Psychiatric disorders in pregnancy. Postpartum psychiatric disorders. Elective abortion. Infertility: psychological implications of diagnosis and treatment. Perimenopause and menopause. Gender issues in the treatment of major mental illness. Female-specific cancers. Appendix. Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0880483431

OCLC:

35741463