Source: C. Jacky Fleming. www.jackyfleming.co.uk. Printed with permission. The prevalence of domestic violence is much higher for people accessing health, maternity and psychiatric services than in the general population, partly…
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 25 Dementia in women Cynthia A. Munro and Susan W. Lehmann Dementia, by definition, is a decline in cognitive functioning from a previously higher level,…
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 23 Treating women with schizophrenia Shubulade Smith and Fiona Gaughran Introduction The management of schizophrenia has largely been conceptualized around men. This may be partly…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
