Main description:

There is an increasing focus on medical studies related to differences between men and women, and women's mental health stands out as one of the most important fields where sex-based differences are being investigated. Overall, studies show an existence of important sex-specific differences in several aspects of psychiatric disorders such as etiology, epidemiology, clinical presentation and therapeutics. In this book, recognized experts present the current state of knowledge on this topic, providing a reliable, accurate and comprehensive clinical guide to women's mental health.
The book will steer clear of an in-depth discussion of genetics and sex-based differences to focus quickly and narrowly on how best to diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders in women, thereby offering a targeted and practical guide for clinicians. It is intended to serve a broad audience -- including psychiatrists, psychologists, family physicians, obstetricians, gynecologists, nurses, social workers and other medical and mental health providers with an interest in women's mental health.
Women's Mental Health: A Clinical and Evidence-Based Guide will be fully evidence-based and will present chapters authored by distinguished leaders with extensive experience and clinical wisdom in this area. It offers psychiatrists, psychologists, family physicians, obstetricians, gynecologists, nurses, social workers and other medical and mental health providers a valuable source of information to enhance their clinical practice.

Contents:

1. An introduction to Women's Mental HealthJeronimo Mendes-Ribeiro, Antonio Geraldo da Silva, Joel Renno Junior2. Those we should remember: the pioneers of mother-infant psychiatryIan Brockington3. Epidemiology of psychiatric disorders in womenMaria Carmem Viana, Rafael Bello Corassa4. Psychometric Instruments and Women's Mental HealthJeronimo de A. Mendes-Ribeiro, Mario Francisco Juruena P Juruena, David Streiner5. Schizophrenia in WomenMario Louza, Helio Elkis6. Bipolar Disorder in Women: Menstrual Cycle, Perinatal Period, and Menopause TransitionLauren F. Forrest, Mara Smith, Joao Quevedo, Benicio N. Frey 7. Premenstrual Dysphoric DisorderGabriella Francesca Mattina, Meir Steiner8. Depressive and Cognitive Disorders in Climacteric WomenJoel Renno Junior, Juliana Pires Cavalsan, Leiliane Aparecida Diniz Tamashiro9. Anxiety disorders in womenAmaury Cantilino, Carla Fonseca Zambaldi10. Obsessive-compulsive Disorder in WomenAlbina R. Torres, Ricardo C. Torresan, Maria Alice de Mathis, Roseli G. Shavitt11. Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders in WomenAndrea Feijo de Mello, Mariana Rangel Maciel, Sara Motta Borges Bottino, Jose Paulo Fiks, Marcelo Feijo de Mello 12. Sexual Dysfunctions and Gender Dysphoria in WomenCarmito H. N. Abdo13. Eating Disorders and Personality Disorders in WomenMichele de Oliveira Gonzalez, Fabio Tapia Salzano, Alexandre Azevedo, Andreza Carla Lopes, Mirella Baise, Taki Athanassios Cordas 14. Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in WomenSilvia Brasiliano, Adriana Trejger Kachani, Fabio Carezzato, Patricia Brunfentrinker Hochgraf15. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in WomenAntonio Geraldo da Silva, Leandro Fernandes Malloy-Diniz, Marina Saraiva Garcia, Renan Rocha16. Suicide and Suicidality in WomenAlexandrina Maria Augusto da Silva Meleiro, Humberto Correa17. Psychopharmacology and WomenMarcelo Allevato, Juliana Bancovsky18. Medical conditions affecting women's mental healthSarah Ruckl, Tiago Couto, Juliana Parada, Carlos E. Rosa 19. DIET, NUTRITION AND WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTHAdriana Trejger Kachani, Yvone Alves de Lima Furtado20. Assisted Reproduction. General Concepts and Psychological Aspects involvedArtur Dzik, Alcina Meirelles, Ludmila Machado Neves, Nilka Fernandes Donadio, Mario Cavagna, Luiz Henrique Gebrim 21. Violence and Women's Mental HealthGislene C Valadares, Erika de Oliveira Neves, Caroline Moreira, Priscila de Almeida Costa, Sarah Mendes, Marta Rondon 22. NEUROIMAGING RESEARCH IN WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH: Current research and emerging trends in women's psychiatry and mental healthLuciano Minuzzi, Maiko A. Schneider, Sabrina K. Syan23. Telehealth and women's perinatal mental healthDawn Kingston, Renan Rocha24. Maternal Mental Health and Perinatal depressionGislene Cristina Valadares, Carolina Cassiano Rangel, Eduardo Santos, Austen Venancio Drummond, Maria Candida Alvarez Bouzada Viana, Gisele Apter25. Psychopharmacology in Pregnancy and LactationJennifer L. Payne26. FDA rules for Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling and its Clinical ImplicationsLauren M. Osborne, Nicole Leistkow, Renan Rocha27. CriticaJl Assessment of Observational Studies and Shared Decision Making in Perinatal PsychiatryLauren F. Forrest, Ryan J. Van Lieshout