Women's Health Psychology

Praise for Women's Health Psychology "Women's Health Psychology provides an important overviewand analysis of key issues affecting women's health and well-being... almost every chapter in this volume touches on theimportance of quality of life, not just longevity.... It will serveas a valuable reference for health and mental health providers,researchers, and those in training for professional or researchcareers." —from the Foreword by Nancy E. Adler, PhD, Professor ofPsychiatry, University of California at San Francisco School ofMedicine, Director of the Center for Health and Community Women's Health Psychology is the first comprehensivecollection ever published to consider the developmental,reproductive, and sociocultural contexts of health decision-makingand behavior for women. It provides current, expert advice to helppolicy makers, researchers, and clinicians make the best decisionsconcerning topics including: The Context of Women's Health: history of women'shealthcare, employment and women's health, and the effects ofintimate partner violence Health Challenges: smoking, alcohol, eating disorders,and sleep Reproductive Health: premenstrual dysphoric disorder,the stress of infertility, psychiatric symptoms and pregnancy, andmenopause Disability and Chronic Conditions: women's responses todisability, experiencing cancer, the psychology of Irritable BowelSyndrome, and rheumatic, heart, and Alzheimer's diseases