Women & schizophrenia / edited by David J. Castle, John McGrath, and Jayashri Kulkarni.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Castle, David J.

McGrath, John, 1958-

Kulkarni, Jayashri, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schizophrenia.

Women--Mental health.

Women.

Physical Description:

163 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Women and schizophrenia

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An international team of clinicians and mental health experts examine the biological, endocrinological, epidemiological, reproductive, psychological and social aspects of schizophrenia as experienced by women. They assess the sex-specific issues and evaluate their therapeutic and clinical implications. This book is essential reading for all clinicians involved with mental health and also with women's health.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributors

Foreword

Preface

1 Introduction and overview

2 Sex differences in brain development, organization, and degeneration: are they relevant to sex differences in schizophrenia?

3 Women and schizophrenia: an epidemiological perspective

4 Women and schizophrenia: clinical aspects

5 Hormones and psychosis

6 Reproductive, preconceptual and antenatal needs of women with schizophrenia

7 Motherhood and schizophrenia

8 Women and schizophrenia: treatment implications

9 Overview of sex differences in schizophrenia: where have we been and where do we go from here?

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-511-14903-4

0-511-00169-X

OCLC:

47009026