O’Neal Angela (ed.) Neurology and Psychiatry of Women: A Guide to Gender-based Issues in Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Springer, 2019. — 234 p. — ISBN: 978-3-030-04244-8.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.Issues in Women During Their Reproductive Years
Women and Migraine
Connective Tissue Disorders in Women
Functional Neurological Disorder and Dissociative Disorders in Women
Contraception in Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders
Neuroendocrine Disorders in Women
Somatoform Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Neuro-inflammatory Disorders in Women
Catamenial Epilepsy
Neuro-oncological Disorders in Women
Substance Use Disorders in Women
Pregnancy
Neurologic Imaging in Pregnancy
The Normal Physiology of Pregnancy: Neurological Implications
Epilepsy and Pregnancy
Headaches in Pregnancy and Postpartum
Stroke in Pregnancy
Demyelinating Disease and Pregnancy
Mood Disorders in Pregnancy
Postpartum Neuropathy
Myasthenia Gravis and Pregnancy
Ethical Decisions in Pregnancy
Women’s Health and Aging
Menopausal Hot Flashes, Sleep and Mood Disturbances
Stroke Risk Factors in Women
Gender Differences in Parkinson’s Disease
Sex-Related Differences in Alzheimer’s Diseas
Successful Aging