Sleep and Women's Health

ISBN-13: 9780367322212 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 152 str.

Zippi Dolev

Opis

The issue of disordered sleep in women concerns most physicians, but gynecologists in particular need to be aware of the implications as there is a strong connection between sleep and hormones, which in turn affect the reproductive cycle.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments 1. Why do I write about sleep disturbances in women?2. What actually is sleep?3. Women and sleep4. Types of sleep disturbances in women5. Sleep disorders during the menstrual cycle6. Sleep disturbances during pregnancy7. Postpartum sleep disorders8. Sleep disturbances and menopause9. Sleep disturbances related to physical diseases10. Sleep disturbances and mental disorders11. Treatment of sleep disturbances12. On women and dreams13. A few closing words BibliographyIndex

O autorze

Zippi Dolev, MD, teaches residents at Tel-Aviv University and runs a private practice in Reproductive Psychiatry, a specialty that helps women deal with psychiatric conditions relating to specific points in their reproductive life cycle, such as their menstrual cycle, pregnancy, or menopause. After a degree in medicine from the University of Bologna, Dr. Dolev completed her internship and residency in psychiatry at the Ghea Hospital in Israel, followed by a fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.