Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health

by Lucy A. Hutner MD (Editor), Lisa A. Catapano MD PhD (Editor), Sarah M. Nagle-Yang MD (Editor), Katherine E. Williams MD (Editor), Lauren M. Osborne MD (Editor)

Overview

Finally—a definitive guide to women's reproductive mental health. The Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health is the first comprehensive text for understanding, diagnosing, and supporting the unique mental health needs of women and others who undergo female reproductive transitions during their entire reproductive life cycle. Based on the award-winning National Curriculum in Reproductive Psychiatry, this groundbreaking book collects the latest thinking, research, and real-world practice from the brightest minds in psychiatry, obstetrics, gynecology, and other women's health specialties to provide the most complete compendium on women's reproductive mental health and the mental illnesses that arise at times of reproductive transition.

This much-needed resource is positioned to be a cornerstone in the burgeoning field of reproductive psychiatry. Practitioners, researchers, and academics alike will gain an inclusive understanding of the mental, emotional, and behavioral disturbances related to female reproductive stages, including menstruation, pregnancy and the postpartum period, and perimenopause. Organized for everyday use, this convenient resource presents up-to-date information, case examples, and practical tools alongside data-supported guidance for treatment.

A thorough introduction to the physiology of the woman's reproductive life cycle is included, with focused chapters that dive deep into a full range of mental health conditions related to reproductive hormone transitions. Highly visual coverage brings concepts to life using informative illustrations, charts, and graphs to discuss topics such as

• Sexual health and contraception• Premenstrual mood disorders• Psychiatric disorders and treatments during pregnancy, the postpartum period, and perimenopause• The effects of stress during pregnancy and attachment• Infertility, pregnancy loss, birth trauma, and delivery of offspring with major health problems• Managing psychiatric emergencies• Prescribing commonly used drugs, including usage during pregnancy and lactation

No other resource provides the depth of knowledge on reproductive psychiatry presented in the Textbook of Women's Reproductive Mental Health. Keep this book at your side for the latest screening tools and treatment options, as well as instant answers to questions about the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and pathophysiology of specific disorders.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781615373864
Publisher:	American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publication date:	12/03/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	784
Sales rank:	934,516
File size:	11 MB
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Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Lucy A. Hutner, M.D., is Co-founder and Advisor for Phoebe in New York City.

Lisa A. Catapano, M.D., Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Department of Psychiatry at George Washington University in Washington, DC.

Sarah M. Nagle-Yang, M.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Director of the Women's Behavioral Health and Wellness Service at the University of Colorado–Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado.

Katherine E. Williams, M.D., is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and the Director of the Women's Wellness Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California.

Lauren M. Osborne, M.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Gynecology and Obstetrics; Associate Director of the Women's Mood Disorders Center; and Fellowship Director of the Advanced Specialty Training Program in Reproductive Psychiatry at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

Table of Contents

Introduction: What's in a Name? Why We Use "Women's Reproductive Mental Health," and Toward a Future of Different NamesPart I: Reproductive Health Across the LifespanChapter 1. The Reproductive Life CycleChapter 2. Gynecologic Conditions and Mental HealthChapter 3. Female Sexual Dysfunctions and Reproductive PsychiatryChapter 4. Contraception: Implications for Mental HealthChapter 5. Infertility and Perinatal LossChapter 6. Premenstrual Mood SyndromesChapter 7. PerimenopausePart II: Pregnancy and Postpartum PeriodChapter 8. A Clinical Approach to Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment During PregnancyChapter 9. A Clinical Approach to Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment in the Postpartum PeriodChapter 10. A Treatment Approach to Psychiatric Emergencies in the Perinatal PeriodChapter 11. Stress in Pregnancy: Impacts on Mother and ChildChapter 12. Infant Mental Health and the Parent-Infant Relationship: Essentials, Assessment, and TreatmentChapter 13. Depressive DisordersChapter 14. Integrative Approaches to Perinatal DepressionChapter 15. Bipolar Disorder and Related DisordersChapter 16. Postpartum PsychosisChapter 17. Schizophrenia and Related DisordersChapter 18. Trauma and Reproductive HealthChapter 19. Anxiety Disorders and Insomnia in the Perinatal PeriodChapter 20. Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderChapter 21. Substance Use DisordersChapter 22. Eating DisordersChapter 23. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderChapter 24. Forensic Issues in Perinatal PsychiatryIndex

What People are Saying About This

Regina Casper

Replete with up-to-date references, this excellent, multi-authored, systematic textbook is an encyclopedic, much needed, guide to Women's Reproductive Mental Health. Here, twenty-four, easy to navigate chapters, written by experienced clinicians, are intended to assist medical care providers with the diagnosis and treatment for each condition. Useful tables and illustrations summarize the information and reinforce the text in a lively style. Women with an interest in Women's Health will find much helpful information.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Zachary Cohen Hommer, MD (Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services)
Description: This textbook covers a burgeoning and important field in psychiatry: the intersection of female reproductive health and mental health.
Purpose: The purpose of this book is to provide a foundational textbook for women's reproductive mental health. This is a worthwhile and important objective as this area of medicine has traditionally fallen in the gaps between the fields of psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics. There has not been a comprehensive textbook focused on women's perinatal and reproductive mental health published before this, which shows the importance of this book. The book is certainly needed as mental health during pregnancy and as it relates to menopause is often a very difficult subject to address with women, yet psychiatric illness is quite common in women, particularly around childbirth. This textbook does an admirable job of meeting its objectives. It is well structured, extensively researched, and accessibly written.
Audience: This textbook is primarily aimed at psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who are interested specifically in women's mental health. It is written to provide a gold-standard resource for reproductive psychiatrists. However, the spectrum of information covered should be recommended reading for all psychiatric providers, as one cannot provide excellent care to all patients without a healthy understanding of the intersection of mental health and reproduction. The authors of this book drew inspiration from the widely acclaimed National Curriculum on Reproductive Psychiatry, and the authors and chapter contributors are well respected and highly published experts in the field.
Features: This textbook is broadly divided into two sections. The first, more brief section of the book reviews women's mental health across the reproductive lifespan. This includes sections reviewing reproductive development, contraception, premenstrual mood disorders and perimenopausal mental health. The remaining majority of the book focuses on psychiatric illnesses in pregnancy and the postpartum period. This area of the book is very well structured, with chapters divided so that each one covers a specific psychiatric concern, such as depression, bipolar disorder, or postpartum psychosis. Periodically interspersed in the text are well thought out flowcharts and diagrams that convey key points, including treatment algorithms and more nuanced approaches to mental health. These diagrams are not so frequent as to interfere with the flow of the text, and each one is quite valuable to a clinician with limited time. Perhaps the most exciting feature of the book is the appendix listing the pregnancy and lactation considerations of the most commonly used psychotropic agents. Since whether and how to medicate for mental health in pregnant and breastfeeding women is always a nuanced discussion with the patient, having an easily accessible list of medication considerations in incredibly valuable.
Assessment: Overall, this book is a much-needed contribution to the field of psychiatry. It provides a comprehensive review of psychiatric concerns as they relate to reproduction, with an excellent examination of mental illness and its interplay with pregnancy. I recommend this book to any psychiatrist who treats patients who are pregnant or could become pregnant.

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