Anxiety and depression in women in old age

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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…

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Depression

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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…

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Anxiety disorders in women

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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…

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Post-traumatic stress disorder in women

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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…

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Body image disorders in women

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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…

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Women and addiction

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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…

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Women offenders and mental health

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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…

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Borderline personality disorder

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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…

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Pharmacological treatment of mental health problems in pregnancy and lactation

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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 11 Pharmacological treatment of mental health problems in pregnancy and lactation Angelika Wieck and Margareta Reis Introduction At least one in ten women is affected…

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Mood, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum period

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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 10 Mood, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders in pregnancy and the postpartum periodPhenomenology and epidemiology Simone N. Vigod, Anne Buist and Meir Steiner Introduction Mental…

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