Migraine in Women [Paperback]

Elizabeth Loder (Author), Dawn A. Marcus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2004

Migraine in Women provides a single, easy-to-use, go-to resource on migraine diagnosis and treatment for non headache-specialists who encounter women with migraine. It is a practical reference focusing on sex hormones, genetics, social, cultural, psychiatric and psychological factors that contribute to headache disorders. Migraine in Women provides discussions on epidemiology, pathogenesis, options for preventative therapy, and headache management strategies. The book covers a wide range of headache types including tension-type, cluster, drug induced, analgesic rebound, post-traumatic, thunderclap, coital, dangerous, and the recurrent disabling headache known as the migraine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: pmph usa (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550091808
• ISBN-13: 978-1550091809
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,150,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dawn Marcus graduated from the State University of New York at Syracuse medical school in 1986. She completed a neurology residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh medical center. Dr. Marcus is a recognized international expert in chronic pain and headache, researching pain epidemiology, pathology, treatment, and women's issues. She has also authored numerous books on chronic pain and migraine, including 10 Simple Solutions to Migraine, for which she won the 2007 Excellence in Media Award from the National Headache Foundation. She is also a consultant for Del Monte's "Power of Paws" program, which encourages better human health through dog companionship and the author of Fit As Fido: Follow Your Dog to Better Health, which teaches you to use your relationship with your dog to improve your general health. She has authored several books on chronic pain management for healthcare professionals, including the recently published Headache Simplified, Chronic Pain: A Primary Care Guide to Practical Management, second edition, Effective Migraine Treatment in Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Chronic Pain Atlas.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A solid review of migraine evaluation and treatment, September 5, 2005

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Cheryl Bernstein (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Migraine in Women (Paperback)

Loder and Marcus edit a solid review of the current thinking in migraine evaluation and treatment. The book seems to be most appropriate for physicians and other healthcare professionals interested in migraine, as well as savvy patients interested in learning more about their own headaches. Despite the title, I believe that much of the text applies generally to both female and male patients, and then has an excellent review about specific issues with women. There are also chapters dealing with sociological and psychological factors specifically in female patients.

The book starts with a general review of migraine headache pathogenesis and patient evaluation. The bulk of the book is on migraine treatment in general, and as related to specific female patient groups; adolescents, menstrual migraines, migraines in pregnancy, migraines in menopause, and migraines with oral contraception and hormone replacement therapy. There is an excellent diagram in chapter six, the kind that medical residents would copy for those little private notebooks that they always carry around, that shows which medications are appropriate during each phase of the headache. There is a chapter for non-medical approaches to migraine treatment including biofeedback, relaxation therapy, and other alternative therapies.

This is the kind of book that you would read through fully, and then keep in your office bookcase to reference when you have a tough patient waiting in the exam room. The book is a quick clincial consultant, and there is also a CD-rom version enclosed with the book's text, figures, and charts.

Overall, a good idea for anyone that has to treat migraines.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Minot's Best, August 7, 2004

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B. J Loder - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Migraine in Women (Paperback)

This is a great book from a great Doctor! Buy and read!