A Clinician's Guide to Menopause [Hardcover]

Donna E. Stewart (Editor), Gail Erlick Robinson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0880487542 | ISBN-13: 978-0880487542 | Edition: 1st

Mental health professionals should have a comprehensive knowledge of both the physical and the psychiatric aspects of menopause in order to provide the best patient care. Written by international authorities in psychiatry, gynaecology, psychology, nursing, sociology and internal medicine, this book is a multidisciplinary resource for the care and treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal women. It explores menopause from a number of different perspectives and familiarizes clinicians with the medical issues associated with menopause, including physiology, symptomatology, risk factors, the medical evaluation, and hormone replacement therapy and other medical treatments. It then covers psychiatric aspects of menopause, psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic treatments, and multicultural and quality of life issues. Case examples illuminate common problems and their resolutions.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A 'must have' and 'must read' for every primary care and specialty clinician's bookshelf -- Leah J. Dickstein, M.D., Professor and Associate Chair for Academic Affairs, Director, Division of Attitudinal and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Advocacy, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky

Any physician who cares for women patients needs to read this compact, but comprehensive, multidisciplinary volume -- Cheryl F. McCartney, M.D., Chair, American Psychiatric Association Committee on Women, Professor of Psychiatry, Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Associate Dean for Student Affairs, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Busy clinicians will find much that is new here and much that is relevant to and useful in understanding and treating their patients. -- Michael F. Myers, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Director, Marital Discord Clinic, St. Paul's Hospital, Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

This book should be in the library of practitioners, and even more so in the 'must read' category for trainees... -- Miriam B. Rosenthal, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Chief of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, University MacDonald Womens Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio

This is an excellent resource for professionals working with this population -- Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental Health

This volume is a thorough and balanced presentation of the complexities of menopause -- John F. Steege, M.D., Chief, Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

About the Author

Donna E. Stewart, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.,is Lillian Love Chair in Women& rsquo;s Health at The Toronto Hospital; Co-Director of the Women& rsquo;s Mental Health Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto; Professor of Psychiatry, Ob-Gyn, Anesthesia, Surgery, Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto; and Head of Women& rsquo;s Health at the Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital/The Toronto Hospital Joint Oncology Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Gail Erlick Robinson, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.,is Director of the Women& rsquo;s Mental Health Program at The Toronto Hospital; Co-Director of the Women& rsquo;s Mental Health Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto; and Professor of Psychiatry and Ob-Gyn in the Departments of Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 243 pages
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Association; 1st edition (September 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880487542
• ISBN-13: 978-0880487542
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,684,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)