In this book youll find a thoughtfully edited chronicle of the unique convergence of genetic, hormonal, social, and environmental forces that influence a womans mental health over the course of her life. Both comprehensive and nuanced, Womens Reproductive Mental Health Across the Lifespan captures the science, clinical observation, and collective wisdom of experts in the field. Professionals and laypersons alike are well-advised to make room on their bookshelves for this one! - Margaret Howard, Ph.D., Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Women & Infants Hospital, Providence RI
This outstanding collection of work is an important, timely, and much needed resource. Dr. Diana Lynn Barnes has been instrumental in bringing attention to the needs of perinatal women for decades. In Women's Reproductive Health Across the Lifespan, she brilliantly unites the medical world of reproductive life events with the psychiatric and psychological world of mental health issues associated with them. Her expertise, combined with contributions by distinguished leaders in the field, create a volume of work that should be studied carefully by every medical and mental health provider who works with women.
- Karen Kleiman, MSW, The Postpartum Stress Center, Author of Therapy and the Postpartum Woman
Finally, a book that addresses the entire scope of womens reproductive mental health spanning the gamut from puberty to menopause. The list of chapter contributors reads like a whos who of international experts. Unique to this book is its focus on the interaction of genetics, hormonal fluctuations, and the social environment. It is a must addition for the libraries ol„
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