Women and Health Psychology: Volume II: Biomedical Issues

by Travis; Cheryl Brown

• ISBN13: 9780898599749
• ISBN10: 0898599741
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1988-10-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

The author proposes that the conditions, events, and experiences that contribute to serious mental health problems for a percentage of women, will at some point be experienced by all. "Mental Health Issues" presents two basic themes: that social contexts and frameworks are experienced and expressed, and then subconsciously internalized as part of the self; and that specific diagnostic conditions, such as depression, alcoholism, or eating disorders, can emerge from dynamics that are experienced by most women.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
The Psychology Of Gender: Mental Health Implications	p. 1
Summary and Conclusions	p. 29
Gender and Mental Health Status	p. 31
Summary	p. 53
Introduction To Psychotropic Drugs	p. 55
Summary	p. 65
Psychotropic Drugs: Treatment Issues	p. 67
Summary and Comment	p. 89
Epidemiology Of Alcoholism	p. 91
Summary	p. 107
Etiology And Treatment Of Alcoholism Among Women	p. 109
Summary	p. 131
Overview Of Eating Disorders	p. 133
Summary	p. 155
Eating Disorders: Etiology And Treatment	p. 157
Summary	p. 175
Issues In Therapy	p. 177
Summary	p. 194
Feminist Alternatives	p. 195
Summary	p. 216
References	p. 219
Author Index	p. 259
Subject Index	p. 271
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