Psychiatric Illness in Women

Resource Type

Book

Description

"Our relatively recent efforts to understand sex differences in the onset, presentation, course, and treatment of mental illnesses are yielding sometimes striking results. Why is schizophrenia so much more common in men, and why does it have an earlier onset and a more malignant course? Do estrogens protect against schizophrenia? Why do women have higher rates of mood disorders and increasing rates of substance abuse? Representing the work of 60 distinguished contributors, this comprehensive summary answers these and many other questions concerning the psychological and pharmacological treatment of psychiatric illnesses in women, including useful information about recent developments in psychopharmacology, physiology, course and manifestation, and the interaction between social and biological factors."--(www.appi.org)

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

1585620033

Authors

Freda Lewis-Hall M.D., Teresa S. Williams B.Sc., Jill A. Panetta Ph.D., John M. Herrera Ph.D.

Publication

2002 American Psychiatric Publishing

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