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…
