Women's Health Hormones, Emotions and Behavior [Paperback]

Describes the interplay between environment, genes and mental health in women.This book offers an overview of the complex interplay between hormonal activation and individual and environmental influences in health and disease in women. The book provides useful information and background material important for treating problems related to the reproductive cycle, eating disorders, drug treatment of women, and clinical and treatment issues in coronary artery disease and breast cancer.This book offers an overview of the complex interplay between hormonal activation and individual and environmental influences in health and disease in women. The book provides useful information and background material important for treating problems related to the reproductive cycle, eating disorders, drug treatment of women, and clinical and treatment issues in coronary artery disease and breast cancer.This book offers an overview of the complex interplay between hormonal activation and individual and environmental influences on health and disease in women. The book provides useful information and background material important for treating problems related to the reproductive cycle, eating disorders, drug treatment of women, and clinical and treatment issues in coronary artery disease and breast cancer. This is a medically-oriented book written firstly for the practicing physician in primary care, psychiatry, internal medicine and gynecology/obstetrics. This book takes a much broader view than others on the market by combining consideration of both psychological and physical disorders affecting women and by discussing treatment issues.1. Growing up female Regina C. Casper; 2. Reproduction and its psychopathology Katherine E. Williams and Regina C. Casper; 3. Womn's sexual function and dysfunction Domeena C. Renshaw; 4. Gender differences in brain morphology and in psychiatric disorders Regina C. Casper and Laura Marsh; 5. Thyroid hormones in major depressive and bipolar disorder NaselÓ!