The Female Mind: User's Guide

ISBN-13: 9781909726802 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 266 str.

Kathryn M. Abel; Rosalind Ramsay

Opis

Recent research has shown a dramatic increase in the number of women and girls suffering with mental health problems. The Female Mind: A User's Guide is an up-to-date overview of how gender and sexuality affect mental health and will help women to self-identify and self-manage the symptoms of mental ill health. It gives information on the modern woman's place in the ever-changing social landscape, examining the influences of cultural and historical factors as well as discussing the physical science of the female brain and how it functions differently. It covers a wide range of specific mental health disorders - many of which are more common in women - and includes real-life case studies, the latest treatments and where to find further help and support. In today's digital age people can access a broad range of information without necessarily knowing how reliable, accurate and up-to-date it is, or how relevant it is to them as an individual. All forty chapters in The Female Mind: A User's Guide are written by experts in the field who draw on the latest high-quality evidence and present it in an easy-to-read format that provides an invaluable guide to women. It will help you to have better, more informed and confident communication with your doctors and healthcare practitioners.

Spis treści

Foreword Claire Eastham; Introduction: being female Kathryn M. Abel and Rosalind Ramsay; Part I. Women in Perspective: 1. The history of the 'female mind' Lisa Conlan; 2. Gender-informed responses to women's distress Jennie Williams and Gilli Watson; 3. Female sexuality David T. Evans; 4. Growing up female Margot Waddell; Part II. Women and Society: 5. Poverty, exclusion, debt and women Jed Boardman; 6. Arranged marriage Chetna Kang; 7. Girls at risk Trish O'Donnell; 8. Domestic abuse Roxane Agnew-Davies and Louise M. Howard; 9. Women and the criminal justice system Annie Bartlett; Part III. Women and their Environment: 10. Emotional well-being and staying well Kamaldeep Bhui and Zenobia Nadirshaw; 11. Sensitive motherhood Helen Minnis and Philip Wilson; 12. Religion and spirituality Julia Head; 13. Linking physical and mental health in women Irene Cormac; 14. Obesity John Morgan; 15. Women and sleep Neil Stanley; 16. Women and pain George Ikkos and Susan Lingwood; 17. Bereavement, loss and grief Lynne M. Drummond; Part IV. Women and Specific Disorders: 18. Depression and other mood disorders Paul Blenkiron; 19. Anxiety disorders Lynne M. Drummond; 20. Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder Nuri Gené-Cos; 21. The dangers of rumination Raj Persaud; 22. Obsessive-compulsive disorder Lynne M. Drummond; 23. Eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder Sandeep Ranote, Andrea Phillipou, Susan Rossell and David Castle; 24. Psychosexual disorders Jennifer Davies-Oliveira and Leila Frodsham; 25. Personality disorders: risks and recovery Gwen Adshead; 26. Self-harm Alys Cole-King and Sue Sibbald; 27. Women and addiction Sally Marlow; 28. Autism spectrum disorder Helen Pearce; 29. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Gaelle Slater and Helen Crimlisk; 30. Psychotic illness Alison R. Yung, Kathryn M. Abel and Sarah Cornick; 31. Postnatal depression and postpartum psychosis Lucinda Green and Liz McDonald; 32. Living longer: normal age-related changes, dementia and depression Nori Graham and Iracema Leroi; Part V. Women and Treatment: 33. What women want from medication Ann Mortimer; 34. What women want from services: a patient's perspective Sally Dean; 35. Complementary and alternative therapies Ursula Werneke; Contributors; Index.