Women's Mental Health: A Comprehensive Textbook - Hardcover

"This comprehensive volume enriches our understanding of the biological and psychosocial influences that shape women's lives, and provides important information for assessing and treating psychiatric disorders as women experience them. This book is a valuable contemporary reference for all clinicians."--Carolyn M. Mazure, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Director, Women's Health Research at Yale, Yale University School of Medicine

"Impressive for the breadth and depth of its coverage, this is an outstanding sourcebook for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, and other medical professionals treating women. Well organized, clearly written, and thoughtful, the book integrates virtually all that is currently known about women's mental health and provides the most current, comprehensive, and authoritative coverage of the field. This book is a 'must' for any physician's shelf."--Alan Schatzberg, MD, Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University Medical School

"...The textbook displays a remarkable understanding of the role of psychological issues in the development and course of disease....The breadth of issues presented--ranging from the reproductive cycle and psychiatric disorders to sociocultural issues--makes the textbook a valuable mental health resource for women at any stage of their lives."--Phyllis Greenberger, MSW, President and CEO, Society for Women's Health Research