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.
Key Features
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Contains 16 practice-oriented topics including COVID and women’s mental health; perinatal depression; menopause and mood; racial/ethnic disparities and women’s mental health; reproductive rights and women’s mental health; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews of women’s mental health, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
Edited by Susan G. Kornstein, MD, bgProfessor of Psychiatry, Executive Director of Women’s Health, Virginia Commonwealth University and Anita H. Clayton, MD, University of Virginia
Women’s Mental Health and Lessons Learnt from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sex Differences in the Neurobiology of Stress
Perinatal Depression: A Review and an Update
Menopause and Mood: The Role of Estrogen in Midlife Depression and Beyond
Schizophrenia in Women: Clinical Considerations
Substance Use Disorders in Women
Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Women
Sleep and Women’s Mental Health
Examining Associations Between Women’s Mental Health and Obesity
Psychological Aspects of Breast Cancer
Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Women’s Mental Health: Considerations for Providing Culturally Sensitive Care
Mental Health Disparities in Sexual Minority and Transgender Women: Implications and Considerations for Treatment
Working with Survivors of Sex Trafficking: Mental Health Implications
Reproductive Rights and Women’s Mental Health
Psychiatric Issues in Women Veterans