Women and schizophrenia
Figure 22.1 Incidence of Schizophrenia Sex and age-at-onset differences in the clinical presentation and course of non-affective psychosis are key biomarkers and may provide important clues to the etiology of…
Bipolar disorders
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 21 Bipolar disordersSpecial issues for women Shaila Misri, Jasmin Abizadeh and Arjun Nanda The stigma, struggle and suffering associated with bipolar illness in a childbearing…
Anxiety and depression in women in old age
Hypo / hyperthyroidismCushing’s diseaseHypercalcemiaPernicious anemiaOrganic brain diseaseStrokeCNS tumorsParkinson’s diseaseAlzheimer’s disease and vascular dementiaMultiple sclerosisSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)Occult carcinomaPancreasLungChronic infectionsNeurosyphilisBrucellosisAIDSAnti-hypertensive drugsBeta-blockersMethyldopaReserpine (rarely used)ClonidineNifedipineDigoxinSteroids / analgesic drugsOpioidsIndomethacinAnti-Parkinson’sL-dopa preparationsAmantadineTetrabenazinePsychiatric drugsNeurolepticsBenzodiazepinesMiscellaneousSulphonamides In refining the…
Depression
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 19 DepressionSpecial issues in women John Kelly and Timothy G. Dinan Introduction By 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted that unipolar depression will…
Anxiety disorders in women
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 18 Anxiety disorders in women Kimberly A. Yonkers, Heather Howell, Katherine Sevar and David J. Castle Anxiety is a common human experience, and varies in…
Post-traumatic stress disorder in women
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 17 Post-traumatic stress disorder in women Darryl Wade, Susan Fletcher, Jessica Carty and Mark Creamer The diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been the…
Body image disorders in women
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 16 Body image disorders in women Serafino G. Mancuso, Andrea Phillipou, Susan L. Rossell and David J. Castle Within contemporary Western cultures, women are subject…
Women and addiction
Annual alcohol per capitaPrevalence of heavy episodic drinking (HED)28.9%8.9 liters5.7%47.7%21.2 liters21.5% (i) SAMHSA 2013bUSAYoung people “Binge drinking” aged 12–20 yrs14%16.5%HSCIC 2014UKDrinking > weekly guidelinesDrinking > 2x daily guidelinesHigh risk: W35,M50…
Women offenders and mental health
N=44645% history of alcohol misuse37% history of drug misuseGoetting, 1988Detroit, Michigan N=13635.3% of women offenders had been drinking before the homicideMann, 19966 cities in the USA N=29636.2% of women had…
Borderline personality disorder
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 12 Borderline personality disorderSex differences Andrew M. Chanen and Katherine Thompson Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe mental disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern…
