Women and Mental Health / Edition 1

by Dora Kohen

Overview

We know that gender traits and mental disorders are based on social, cultural, personal and physiological background. In order to formulate the best management plan for the patient, the mental health practitioner needs to incorporate all available information.
Women and Mental Health provides a comprehensive overview of the most prominent mental health problems in women today.
Examining the physiological, social and psychological factors of mental illness, and providing an up-to-date perspective on the etiology of different disorders, the book will help mental health professionals formulate the best management plan for the individual.
Covering issues including perinatal psychiatric disorders, depression, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and alcohol and drug abuse - from a female perspective - Women and Mental Health will prove a valuable tool for all those working in the fields of mental health.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415188852
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/01/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dora Kohen is a consultant Psychiatrist and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in East London, where she runs an acute psychiatric service for women, and a mother-and-baby unit.

Table of Contents

Catherine Haw; Sheila Hillier; Janet Holmshaw; Dora Kohen; Jane Marshall; Eleni Palazidou; Ulrike Schmidt; Lucinda Scott; Gabriella Zolese

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Debra Klbecka, MS (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This is a compilation of various mental health issues and the impact that they have on the female gender.
Purpose: The purpose is to identify pertinent psychiatric topics and offer information to assist with the treatment of women in the mental health system. By having several disciplines supply the writing for each chapter, the editor is hoping to accentuate important data that impact mental health in women. The editor meets the objectives.
Audience: This book is intended for mental health professionasl who work with the female population in their practice. The editor and contributors area credible authorities on the subjects presented.
Features: The first part of the book describes the physiology, sociology, and evolvement of female identity psychologically. The next part is dedicated to specific DSM-IV Axis I diagnoses that include major depression, schizophrenia, and eating disorders. There is also a chapter that goes through the management of pregnancy with a person who has a psychiatric illness. Chapters are written by female professionals who specialize in the given area. The chapters highlight recent literature reviews on each of the subject matters.
Assessment: This book provides comprehensive overviews of some of the individual issues related to women and mental health today. The relevant subject matter in each chapter could be expanded to books on their own. I would recommend the book to all health care professionals. Although I do not believe that this book was intended to be all-inclusive, it could benefit from the addition of the geriatric years of women and their mental health issues.

Doody's Review Service

3 Stars from Doody

This is a compilation of various mental health issues and the impact that they have on the female gender. The purpose is to identify pertinent psychiatric topics and offer information to assist with the treatment of women in the mental health system. By having several disciplines supply the writing for each chapter, the editor is hoping to accentuate important data that impact mental health in women. The editor meets the objectives. This book is intended for mental health professionasl who work with the female population in their practice. The editor and contributors area credible authorities on the subjects presented. The first part of the book describes the physiology, sociology, and evolvement of female identity psychologically. The next part is dedicated to specific DSM-IV Axis I diagnoses that include major depression, schizophrenia, and eating disorders. There is also a chapter that goes through the management of pregnancy with a person who has a psychiatric illness. Chapters are written by female professionals who specialize in the given area. The chapters highlight recent literature reviews on each of the subject matters. This book provides comprehensive overviews of some of the individual issues related to women and mental health today. The relevant subject matter in each chapter could be expanded to books on their own. I would recommend the book to all health care professionals. Although I do not believe that this book was intended to be all-inclusive, it could benefit from the addition of the geriatric years of women and their mental health issues.

Debra A. Klbecka