Psychiatric Illness in Women: Emerging Treatments and Research
Metapsychology

by Freda Lewis-Hall, Teresa S. Williams, Jill A. Panetta and John M. Herrera (editors)
American Psychiatric Association, 2002.
Review by Yvonne Melia on Apr 25th 2003.

As Nancy Andreasen notes in the foreward to Psychiatric Illness in Women, historically research into the treatment or natural history of diseases has usually involved men, the "typical" patient physicians were taught to interview or treat was male and pharmacological treatments took a "one size fits all" approach. Modern medicine is progressively acknowledging the need for idiosyncratic approaches to healthcare and the management of illness, both pharmacological, as evidenced in the advent of pharmacogenetics, and other.

Psychiatric Illness in Women provides an overview of the current understanding of sex differences in the onset, presentation, course and treatment of mental illnesses. The text concerns itself with the primary psychiatric illnesses: anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, Schizophrenia, dementia and their respective related disorders. Additional topics are included on PTSD; substance use disorders; dissociative disorders; serotonin neuronal function in anorexia and bulimia nervosa; pharmacological management of psychiatric illness in pregnancy; and: women, ethnicity and psychopharmacology.

Full text
http://mentalhelp.net/books/books.php?type=de&id=1664.

Paperback: 658 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.25 x 8.75 x 6.00
Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pr; 1st edition (May 15, 2002) ISBN: 1585620033
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Editorial Reviews
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Twenty-five chapters provide an overview of the psychological and pharmacological treatment of psychiatric illnesses in women. Emphasizing advances in psycho-pharmacology and physiology, and considering the interaction between social and biological factors, this guide contains papers on anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, dementia, and other illnesses. It is intended to be useful for clinicians while remaining accessible for a general audience.Book News, Inc.®, Portland.

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Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN. Comprehensive summary answers: Do estrogens protect against schizophrenia? Why do women have higher rates of mood disorders and increasing rates of substance abuse? Includes information about recent developments in psychopharmacology, physiology, course and manifestation, and the interaction between social and biological factors. Softcover.