Neurology and Psychiatry of Women. A Guide to Gender-Based Issues in Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Section 1 Issues in Women during their Reproductive years

Migraine and Women
Neurologic and Psychiatric Manifestations of Connective Tissue Disorders in Women
Conversion & Dissociative disorders in Women
Contraception in Neurologic and Psychiatric disorders
Endocrine Disorders in Women with Neurologic and Psychiatric disease
Anxiety & somatoform disorders
Neuro- inflammatory Disorders in Women

Section 2 Pregnancy

Pregnancy- normal physiology
Epilepsy and Pregnancy
Headaches in Pregnancy & Postpartum- a practical approach
Pregnancy and Stroke
Demyelinating disease & Pregnancy
Pregnancy and Postpartum Risks of Women with Depression and Bipolar Disease
Ethical Decisions in Pregnancy

Section 3 Women's Health and Aging

Menopausal hot flashes, sleep and mood disturbances
Stroke Risk Factors in Women
Women & Alzheimer's disease
Successful Aging

This comprehensive resource covers a range of women's health issues and their intersection with neurologic and psychiatric disease. Chapters feature high quality, integrated information based on leading-edge research on gender-specific care and are grouped by reproductive years, pregnancy and health, and aging. Emerging science regarding sex differences in neurological and psychiatric illnesses, including anxiety, reproductive health, conversion disorders, depression and ethical issues in pregnancy, stroke risk factors, and successful aging strategies are covered along with clinical application of this knowledge to the delivery of care. In addition, in those medical problems that afflict both men and women, authors will point out the different risks, prevalence, presentations, and responses to treatments or outcomes in women. Written by renowned experts in the field, this textbook will thoroughly address the educational needs of physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in the areas of neurology, psychiatry, internal medicine, and obstetrics and expanding their understanding of concerns unique to female patients.

Mary Angela O'Neal, M.D.
Department of Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Director of Women's Neurology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Director or Harvard Medical School course: Neurology and Psychiatry of Women