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A Public Health Perspective of Women's Mental Health

Editors: Levin, Bruce Lubotsky; Becker, Marion Ann

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1526-9

ISBN: 978-1-4419-1525-2

Publisher: Springer New York - Springer Journals

Mar 9, 2010

1 - 10 of 20 Chapters

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Public Health and Women's Mental Health

Becker, Marion Ann; Levin, Bruce Lubotsky; Hanson, Ardis R. M.

Pages: 3 –10

[Mental disorders are significant contributors to the global burden of disease. Worldwide, it is estimated that approximately 450 million people suffer from a mental disorder (World Health Organization 2001). In developing countries, mental disorders are second only to cardiovascular diseases in...
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Epidemiology of Mental Disorders in Girls and Female Adolescents

Warner, Lynn A.; Bott, Cynthia

Pages: 11 –35

[Childhood and adolescence are critical periods for the early identification of psychiatric symptoms and prevention of many mental disorders, including disruptive behavior, mood, and anxiety disorders. Substantial evidence is accumulating from longitudinal birth cohort studies and nationally...
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Mental Conditions in Adult Women: Epidemiology and Impact

Alexander, Mary Jane; McMahon, Caitlin

Pages: 37 –63

[Thinking about the impact of illness has evolved over the past 50 years to encompass both the physiology of disease and the personal experience of illness. The signs and symptoms evident in bodily structures and functions (impairment) have become disentangled from the personal impact and...
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Epidemiology of Mental Disorders in Older Women

Kenna, Heather A.; Ghezel, Talayeh; Rasgon, Natalie L.

Pages: 65 –80

[The epidemiology of mental disorders in older women is complex because of overlapping symptomatology with common chronic medical conditions, including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders. There also exist many overlapping symptoms within specific mental disorders common in older women,...
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Physical Illness and Medical Needs of Women with Mental Disorders

Larson, Mary Jo; McGraw, Sarah

Pages: 81 –105

[This chapter discusses the importance of providing effective treatment for physical or somatic conditions that co-occur among women with serious mental disorders. Providing high-quality healthcare for women with multimorbidities (e.g., a combination of several chronic mental and somatic...
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Depression and Postpartum Disorders

Flynn, Heather A.

Pages: 109 –120

[In the first part of this chapter, an overview of prevalence and burden of depression in women across the lifespan will be presented, as well as biopsychosocial etiological theories and a brief review of service use and treatment issues. The second part of the chapter will focus specifically on...
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Eating Disorders

DeBate, Rita; Blunt, Heather; Ann Becker, Marion

Pages: 121 –141

[Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions that are more common among women and present with well-documented physical manifestations and psychiatric comorbidities. An estimated 5–10 million females are affected with some form of eating disorder (Gordon 1990; Crowther et al. 1992;...
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Menopause

Wroolie, Tonita; Holcomb, Megan

Pages: 143 –164

[Menopause transition is an experience all women undergo either naturally or surgically. This chapter defines the stages of menopause including mental health conditions that have been studied in various populations during these life transition periods. Symptomatology including hot flashes, night...
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Substance Abuse

Barry, Kristen L.; Blow, Frederic C.

Pages: 165 –184

[Recent research has shown that women and men differ in substance abuse etiology, disease progression, and access to treatment for substance abuse. This is particularly important given the recent changes in alcohol and drug use among young women. There is a trend among boys and girls aged 12–17...
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HIV/AIDS and Mental Disorders

Frank, Linda Rose; Knox, Michael D.; Wagganer, Annie M.

Pages: 185 –198

[Despite advances in treatment that have resulted in decreased mortality and hospitalizations, and improved quality of life, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection leading to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) remains a life-long, life-threatening, infectious disease that requires...

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