Women in psychiatry : personal perspectives / edited by Donna M. Norris, Geetha Jayaram, Annelle B. Primm.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Norris, Donna M., 1943-

Jayaram, Geetha

Primm, Annelle

American Psychiatric Publishing.

Samuel Bellet Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatrists--Biography.

Psychiatrists.

Psychiatry.

Women, Working.

Career Choice.

Medical Subjects:

Psychiatry.

Women, Working.

Career Choice.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 321 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : American Psychiatric Pub., [2012]

Summary:

Women entering psychiatry or other health care professions face challenges their male counterparts do not. In Women in Psychiatry: Personal Perspectives, 21 female leaders in psychiatric medicine trace the paths they followed to enter and excel in this profession. The book is a testimony to the progress women have made in the field of psychiatry, especially since the feminist movement began in the 1970s. The stories of these accomplished women are frankly presented and illustrate strategies they have used to balance their private and professional lives and to overcome barriers to their development as women professionals in medical careers. Women in Psychiatry clearly demonstrates where an interest in science or medicine can lead when combined with determination, guidance, experience, mentoring, perseverance, and organizational support. The featured women represent diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, positions, career pathways, and accomplishments. Each of their stories is unique. This book offers not only fascinating insights into leadership and achievement, but also inspiration and must-read practical guidance to anyone interested in a similar career. Book jacket.

Contents:

Embarking on a career path : persistence, process, and psychiatry / Andrea M. Brownridge

A woman of culture and compassion from the Carolinas / Crystal R. Bullard

Emerging from the shadow and exposed to the light / Hind Benjelloun

An early-career perspective on work, parenthood, and leadership : you can have it all, you just can't have it all right now / Amy Ursano

Farmer's daughter excels in psychiatry / Deborah Deas

Finding my way : a nontraditional career in psychiatry / Mary E. Barber

Getting to the inner circle : the long, hard road / Jo-Ellyn M. Ryall

An adventurous journey : from the holy city to the windy city / Surinder Nand

Mission driven and road tested : a career path in psychiatry / Anita S. Everett

A community psychiatrist straddling worlds and bridging chasms / Annelle B. Primm

Administration, advocacy, and academics : one woman's experience / Patricia R. Recupero

Specializing in the wholly impossible / Altha J. Stewart

The challenges of leadership : a womans perspective / Ann Marie Sullivan

Having the courage and conviction to succeed / Donna M. Norris

Army psychiatrist / Elspeth Cameron Ritchie

A serendipitous career : from cowboy to out lesbian faculty psychiatrist / Ellen Haller

Another immigrant's tale : so near and yet so far / Geetha Jayaram

Receiving effective support while making culture and language changes / Esperanza Diaz

Unexpected adventures behind the walls / Cassandra F. Newkirk

My partly planned journey : what has worked for me / Gail E. Robinson

Centering / Mary Jane England with M. J. Doherty.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel Bellet Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781585624089

158562408X

OCLC:

754994023