Many physical disorders suffered by women have psychiatric symptoms. For example, hyperthyroidism can result in depression and anxiety, and temporal lobe epilepsy can have the same symptoms as bipolar disorder. As a result, women are in danger of being misdiagnosed as having psychiatric problems and receiving completely inappropriate treatment. This volume gives psychotherapists, counsellors and other mental health professionals the foundation for identifying physiological disorders that may be at the root of the mental health problems presented by female clients. Illustrated with detailed...
Many physical disorders suffered by women have psychiatric symptoms. For example, hyperthyroidism can result in depression and anxiety, and temporal l...
Providing practical help to counsellors who may not have been exposed to many aspects of women's experiences of illness, this book draws extensively from the research literature and the author's own nursing experience to identify the common ground of women who have moved through the difficulties of illness to satisfactory outcomes.
Providing practical help to counsellors who may not have been exposed to many aspects of women's experiences of illness, this book draws extensively f...
This comprehensive guide for mental health practitioners and medical professionals addresses the delicate issues surrounding breast cancer and the processes involved in emotional coping and healing. The book covers concerns of family members as well as women worried about developing breast cancer.
This comprehensive guide for mental health practitioners and medical professionals addresses the delicate issues surrounding breast cancer and the ...
