Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence in Adolescent Girls
Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence in Adolescent Girls Sheila B. Blume Monica L. Zilberman Hermano Tavares About 40 years ago, one of the authors (S.B.B.) admitted a 15-year-old boy into…
Prodromal Phase of Psychosis in Adolescent Women
Prodromal Phase of Psychosis in Adolescent Women Jean Addington Frauke T. K. Schultze-Lutter Schizophrenia is one of society’s costliest medical conditions. The disorder usually evolves during the developmentally crucial time…
Summary Commentary from New Zealand
Summary Commentary from New Zealand Leah K. Andrews M. Louise Webster Western culture seems determined to portray adolescence as a time of great turmoil. Sex, substance use, crime, and antisocial…
Conduct Disorders in Girls
Conduct Disorders in Girls Ellen L. Lipman David R. Offord* * Deceased WHAT IS IT? Conduct disorder, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition…
Developmental Pathways of ADHD
Developmental Pathways of ADHD Florence Levy PREVALENCE OF ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER Of interest to women’s mental health, most prevalence studies of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have reported a…
Gender Identity Disorder in Girls
Gender Identity Disorder in Girls Susan J. Bradley Kenneth J. Zucker This book is about women’s mental health, but the distinction between one sex and the other is not always…
Depression and Anxiety in Girls
Depression and Anxiety in Girls Katharina Manassis This chapter focuses on epidemiology, proposed etiologic factors, and developmental changes evident in anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. Emerging concepts that…
Summary Commentary from the United States
Summary Commentary from the United States Mani N. Pavuluri The four chapters in this section share common themes and raise pertinent questions: What does epidemiology teach? How can it be…
Women and Stress
Women and Stress Elaine Walker Zainab Sabuwalla Annie M. Bollini Deborah J. Walder The issue of sex differences in the response to stress has both health and social implications. Conventional…
Women, Culture, and Development
Women, Culture, and Development Lisa Francesca Andermann This chapter explores the relationships between the mental health of women and their social worlds by examining the areas of culture and development….
