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The Complete
Guide to Mental Health for Women
(Paperback
- 2006)
An indispensable
home reference for women, from the college years to
old age
The Complete Guide
to Mental Health For Women is designed to help women
take control of their mental health, whether their
concern is a specific disorder or simply the psychological
stresses of a life in transition. Within an accessible
format that includes tables, charts, and comprehensive
lists, over fifty experts provide the most up-to-date
information on the entire range of women's mental
health issues.
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Drawing on the latest
thinking in psychiatry and psychology, and written for women
of diverse backgrounds, this trade reference guide to women's
mental health provides a comprehensive and readable overview
to the psychological issues that concern women most. Arguing
that women want and need to understand their mental health
as more than a question of disorder or normality, it begins
with the life cycle, helping women understand the major
issues and biological changes associated with young adulthood,
middle age, and old age. The Complete Guide to Mental Health
for Women also specifically addresses the psychological
importance of women's sexuality and relationships, and discusses
how social contexts, such as poverty and racism, affect
mental health.
Part Two explores specific
mental disorders, including those, like postpartum depression,
related to times when women are particularly vulnerable
to mental illness. Part Three takes a closer look at treatments,
including the use of antidepressants and other drugs, and
various types of psychotherapy, from cognitive behavioral
treatments to EMDR and beyond. The Complete Guide to Mental
Health for Women ends with a section on life enhancements
that discusses some of the activities that can help us live
fuller lives.
Lauren Slater, Ed.D.,
is a psychologist and Knight-Ridder Science Journalist Fellow
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the
author of Love Works Like This, Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir,
Prozac Diary, and Welcome to My Country. Jessica Henderson
Daniel, Ph.D., A.B.P.P., is director of training in psychology
at Children's Hospital, Boston, assistant professor at Harvard
Medical School, and past president of the Society for the
Psychology of Women in the American Psychological Association.
Amy Banks, M.D., is an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard
Medical School and a faculty member at the Jean Baker Miller
Training Institute. --This text refers to an out of print
or unavailable edition of this title.
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