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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Contemporary Topics in Women's Mental Health Contemporary Topics in Women's Mental Health Prabha S Chandra This book takes a distinctive global and multicultural approach to women's mental health. It summarizes recent advances in the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders, reproductive health and psychopha… OL15187575W
Eating disorders in women and children Eating disorders in women and children Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb,Kristin L. Goodheart,James R. Clopton "Our understanding of eating disorders has improved markedly over the past 10 years since the publication of the previous edition of this volume. Early intervention is the key, as body dissatisfactio… OL16142623W
Unleash the power of the female brain Unleash the power of the female brain Daniel G. Amen From one of the world's leading experts on how the brain works, a step-by-step, practical program for women to achieve greater health, energy, and lasting happiness by harnessing the power of the fem… OL16810138W
The stressed sex The stressed sex Daniel Freeman "Are rates of psychological disorder different for men and women? The answer to this question, and its implications, are far-reaching. Here, Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman uncover the links between… OL17895708W
Oxford textbook of women and mental health Oxford textbook of women and mental health Dora Kohen "The Oxford Textbook of Women and Mental Health brings a balanced understanding of different aspects of gender and mental health. Exploring issues covering psychological, social, and cultural aspects… OL18723167W
The Female Stress Survival Guide The Female Stress Survival Guide Georgia Witkin In this new third edition updated to address 21st-century concerns, the noted stress expert, psychologist, author, and TV commentator has thoroughly revised and expanded her classic bestseller, which… OL1945034W
Chronic resilience Chronic resilience Danea Horn "Chronic illness comes with stress, and Chronic Resilience provides a complete self-help blueprint for managing the difficulties chronic illness presents. Certified life coach and speaker Danea Horn,… OL19969025W
Gender and PTSD Gender and PTSD Jessica Wolfe Publisher's description: Current research and clinical observations suggest pronounced gender-based differences in the ways people respond to traumatic events. Most notably, women evidence twice the … OL20804414W
Through the looking glass Through the looking glass Dana Becker "This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between gender, the experience of psychological distress that we currently call borderline personality disorder, and the borderline d… OL2641322W
Sisters of the Yam Sisters of the Yam Bell Hooks In *Sisters of the Yam*, bell hooks reflects on the ways in which the emotional health of black women has been and continues to be impacted by sexism and racism. Desiring to create a context where bl… OL31124W
The ghost in the house The ghost in the house Tracy Thompson Award-winning reporter Tracy Thompson was thirty-four when she was hospitalized and put on suicide watch during a major depressive episode. Later she documented her personal struggle with the disease… OL3739436W
Girl, interrupted Girl, interrupted Susanna Kaysen In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen was put in a taxi and sent to McLean Hospital. She spent most of the next two years on the ward … OL3954921W
Live Through This Live Through This Sabrina Chapadjiev A visceral look at the bizarre entanglement of destructive and creative forces, Live Through This is a collection of original stories, essays, artwork, and photography. It explores the use of art to … OL9881765W