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Women's Health Psychology
eBook
ISBN/EAN: 9781118415511
Umbreit-Nr.: 4382357
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 672 S., 2.03 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 14.01.2013
Auflage: 1/2013
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p><i>Women's Health Psychology</i> is the first comprehensive collection ever published to consider the developmental, reproductive, and sociocultural contexts of health decision-making and behavior for women. It provides current, expert advice to help policy makers, researchers, and clinicians make the best decisions concerning topics including:</p><ul><li><b>The Context of Women's Health:</b> history of women's healthcare, employment and women's health, and the effects of intimate partner violence</li><li><b>Health Challenges:</b> smoking, alcohol, eating disorders, and sleep</li><li><b>Reproductive Health:</b> premenstrual dysphoric disorder, the stress of infertility, psychiatric symptoms and pregnancy, and menopause</li><li><b>Disability and Chronic Conditions:</b> women's responses to disability, experiencing cancer, the psychology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and rheumatic, heart, and Alzheimer's diseases</li></ul>
- Autorenportrait
- <p><b>MARY V. SPIERS, PhD,</b> is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology at Drexel University.</p><p><b>PAMELA A. GELLER, PhD,</b> is Associate Professor of Psychology and Public Health at Drexel University, Research Associate Professor of OB/GYN at the Drexel University College of Medicine, and Director of the Drexel University Student Counseling Center for medical, nursing, health profession, and public health students.</p><p><b>JACQUELINE D. KLOSS, PhD,</b> is Associate Professor of Psychology at Drexel and Clinical Psychologist and Behavioral Director of the Insomnia Program at the Sleep Center, Drexel University College of Medicine.</p>