Gender Differences in Depression and Anxiety Disorders Gail Erlick Robinson The objective of this chapter is to highlight sex and gender differences in the prevalence, etiology, presentation, and treatment of…
The Origins of Emotion Regulation: Clinical Presentation and Neurobiology Ruth A. Lanius Robyn L. Bluhm Clare Pain Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), chronic complex PTSD, and borderline personality disorder (BPD) are…
Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence in Adolescent Girls Sheila B. Blume Monica L. Zilberman Hermano Tavares About 40 years ago, one of the authors (S.B.B.) admitted a 15-year-old boy into…
Prodromal Phase of Psychosis in Adolescent Women Jean Addington Frauke T. K. Schultze-Lutter Schizophrenia is one of society’s costliest medical conditions. The disorder usually evolves during the developmentally crucial time…
Summary Commentary from New Zealand Leah K. Andrews M. Louise Webster Western culture seems determined to portray adolescence as a time of great turmoil. Sex, substance use, crime, and antisocial…
Conduct Disorders in Girls Ellen L. Lipman David R. Offord* * Deceased WHAT IS IT? Conduct disorder, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition…
Developmental Pathways of ADHD Florence Levy PREVALENCE OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER Of interest to women’s mental health, most prevalence studies of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have reported a…
Gender Identity Disorder in Girls Susan J. Bradley Kenneth J. Zucker This book is about women’s mental health, but the distinction between one sex and the other is not always…
Depression and Anxiety in Girls Katharina Manassis This chapter focuses on epidemiology, proposed etiologic factors, and developmental changes evident in anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. Emerging concepts that…
Summary Commentary from the United States Mani N. Pavuluri The four chapters in this section share common themes and raise pertinent questions: What does epidemiology teach? How can it be…
