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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 9 Sexual, reproductive and antenatal care of women with mental illness Angelika Wieck and Kathryn M. Abel The burden of mental illness is increasing steadily…
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 8 The effects of hormones on the female brain across the lifespan Michael C. Craig, Ester di Giacomo and Carmine M. Pariante Introduction There are…
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 7 Pubertal development and the emergence of the gender gap in affective disordersA developmental and evolutionary synthesis Nicholas B. Allen, Melissa D. Latham, Anna Barrett,…
Figure 6.1 Inheritance of a theoretical imprinted protective ASD gene on the X chromosome There has been much discussion about the possibility that girls have inherent biological protection or resilience…
