Women’s Mental Health, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics of North America

1st Edition, Volume 46-3 - July 27, 2023
Editors: Susan G. Kornstein, Anita H. Clayton
Language: English
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In this issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest editor Drs. Susan G. Kornstein and Anita H. Clayton bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Women’s Mental Health. Each year,… Read more

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In this issue of Psychiatric Clinics, guest editor Drs. Susan G. Kornstein and Anita H. Clayton bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Women’s Mental Health. Each year, one in five women in the U.S. experience a mental health condition. Many of these conditions affect more women than men or affect women in different ways. In this issue, top experts discuss new research findings in women’s mental health, enabling readers to make informed, thoughtful clinical decisions.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Preface
Women's Mental Health and Lessons Learnt from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Key points
Introduction
The specific situation of pregnancy
Summary
Disclosure
Sex Differences in the Neurobiology of Stress
Key points
Introduction
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, stress, and neurobiology
The hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis
Estrogen through the lifespan, neuropsychiatric disease, and clinical interventions
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Perinatal Depression: A Review and an Update
Key points
Introduction
Effects of perinatal depression on pregnancy and infant outcomes
Screening for perinatal depression
Relapse risk of prepregnancy mood disorders
United States Food and Drug Administration drug labeling rules
Treatment principles
Antidepressant use in pregnancy
Nonpharmacologic treatments
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Menopause and Mood: The Role of Estrogen in Midlife Depression and Beyond
Key points
Introduction
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Schizophrenia in Women: Clinical Considerations
Key points
Introduction
Risks
Diagnosis and early treatment
Reproduction-related needs
Menopause
Neuroinflammation
Violence/abuse/suicide
Housing
Adverse effects of antipsychotics
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Substance Use Disorders in Women
Key points
Epidemiology of substance use disorders in women
Sex and gender differences in substance use disorders
Comorbidities associated with substance use disorders in women
Screening for Substance Use Disorders in Women
Diagnosis of substance use disorders in women
Treatment and management of substance use disorders in women
Sociocultural considerations for women with substance use disorders
Summary
Disclosure
Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Women
Key points
Introduction
Clinical features of body dysmorphic disorder
Impairment in psychosocial functioning and quality of life
Suicidality
Prevalence
Age at onset and course of illness
Comorbidity
Cause and pathophysiology
How to assess and diagnose body dysmorphic disorder
Treatment
Reproductive aspects of body dysmorphic disorder
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Sleep and Women’s Mental Health
Key points
Introduction
Overview of sleep
Common sleep disorders in women
Relationship of sleep disturbance to general mental health
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosures
Examining Associations Between Women’s Mental Health and Obesity
Key points
Abstract
Background
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Psychological Aspects of Breast Cancer
Key points
Introduction
Background
Discussion
Psychotherapeutic approaches
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Women’s Mental Health: Considerations for Providing Culturally Sensitive Care
Key points
Introduction
Part I: pediatric considerations
Part II: pregnancy and postpartum
Part III: menopause transitions
Part IV: addressing disparities and treatment considerations
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Mental Health Disparities in Sexual Minority and Transgender Women: Implications and Considerations for Treatment
Key points
Introduction
Trauma and minority stress
Mental health disparities
Treatment considerations
Clinics care points
Disclosure
Working with Survivors of Sex Trafficking: Mental Health Implications
Key points
Background
Prevalence and risk factors
Funding sources and conflicts of interest
Reproductive Rights and Women’s Mental Health
Key points
Introduction
Definitions: language
Background
Abortion demographics
History
Abortion methods and safety
Religion and reproductive rights
Basic reproductive knowledge
Reasons for abortion
Mental health outcomes of abortion
Psychosocial underpinnings of antiabortion fervor
Abortion and youth
The right to not become pregnant
Fetal personhood
State laws: the impact of barriers and denials
Guidance for the psychiatrist
Psychiatric Issues in Women Veterans
Key points
Introduction/History/Definitions/Background
Mental health problems among women veterans
Related functional impairment among women veterans
Therapeutic options, clinical outcomes, and clinical considerations
Recommendations for providers
Discussion
Summary
Clinics care points
Disclosure

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