Organized for ease of use by today's busy mental health clinicians,
"Menopause: A Mental Health Practitioner's Guide" describes the
latest knowledge and clinical recommendations associated with
menopause in a single, concise guide that is clearly written and
comprehensive in scope.
Menopause is about change& mdash;but it is also a normal
life stage traversed by most women with little or no difficulty.
Not all women have symptoms as they transition to menopause, and
women with symptoms experience them in different combinations and
levels of intensity.
The management of perimenopause and menopause is also rapidly
changing. The past 5 years have seen truly dramatic changes in our
scientific knowledge of and medical recommendations for
perimenopause and menopause. For example, until recently, hormone
replacement therapy was highly advocated as an essential aspect of
care for women in perimenopause and menopause.
Even the definitions used to describe the different time periods
and stages associated with natural (i.e., nonsurgical) menopause
have changed over time and can be confusing. Thus, "Menopause: A
Mental Health Practitioner's Guide" uses the 1994 World Health
Organization Scientific Group on Research in the Menopause
terminology, augmented by more recent refinements made by the
Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop.
The essential "Menopause: A Mental Health Practitioner's Guide"
sheds light on the complexity and constant change integral to the
study and treatment of menopause, bringing together the current
work of 14 internationally recognized menopause experts in
psychiatry, neuroscience, gynecology, and internal medicine. After
an introductory chapter sets the contexts ofmidlife in women,
subsequent chapters in "Menopause: A Mental Health Practitioner's
Guide" cover the following topics: The basic physiology of the
menopausal transition and menopause. The effects of gonadal
hormones on the central nervous system, and in particular,
depression, anxiety, and irritability during the menopausal
transition and midlife. New research findings and clinical advice
about the effect of gonadal hormones and menopause on psychotic
illness in women. An examination of the medical aspects of and the
gynecologic aspects of perimenopause and menopause. A look beyond
menopause to the psychopathology and psychotherapy of older women
in various cultures.
The timely information contained in "Menopause: A Mental Health
Practitioner's Guide" will help mental health professionals to
formulate current, best understanding and treatment for the
psychological problems that some women experience as they traverse
perimenopause and menopause.
General
Imprint: |
American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2005 |
First published: |
March 2005 |
Editors: |
Donna E. Stewart
(Professor and Chair of Women's Health)
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
216 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58562-160-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-58562-160-9 |
Barcode: |
9781585621606 |
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