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Oxford textbook of women and mental health
- Editors:
- KOHEN Dora, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 333p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
This textbook includes essays from 57 contributors and covers the growing field in psychiatry of gender and mental health. It reports on epidemiological data showing increased frequency in different clinical aspects of psychiatric disorders in women. The psychosocial, social, cultural, and endocrinological factors which contribute to diagnoses specific to women are discussed, along with the societal, parental and personal consequences of their problems. Part 1 explores fundamental aspects of women and mental health, such as stigma and stereotyped attitudes, gender-based violence, ethnicity, biological differences, lesbianism, attachment, maternal mental health and women as carers. Part 2A describes clinical aspects of anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder aetiology and treatment; women in forensic institutions; and the social care needs of women. Part 2B covers perinatal psychiatric disorders in depth, with Parts 2C and 2D looking at substance misuse and eating disorders, respectively. Part 3 includes chapters on past-traumatic stress disorder, self-harm and suicide, and medically unexplained symptoms in women. Part 4 covers parental psychiatric disorders during and after pregnancy. Part 5 looks at women with learning disabilities. Part 6 summarises legislation, policy and the law.
Women and psychiatric treatment: a comprehensive text and practical guide
- Editors:
- HENDERSON Claire, SMITH Catherine, SMITH Shubulade, STEVENS Angela, (eds)
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 338p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides a practical guide to the challenge of preserving fairness in access and quality of provision of health care and argues that equity is only achievable through greater recognition of gender differences. Taking into account the main variables which influence treatment, such as setting, age and culture, clear suggestions are given for the reform of training, research and provision of services according to gender differences. This practical text offers a thorough investigation of the issues surrounding the treatment of women with mental health problems. It will be welcomed by psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and other mental health workers.
Delusions of Japanese patients with Alzheimer's disease
- Authors:
- IKEDA Manabu, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18(6), June 2003, pp.527-532.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Delusions constitute one of the most prominent psychiatric complications in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, there is little consensus of the prevalence and associated factors for delusions in AD. 112 consecutive patients with AD were recruited over a one year period and administered the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Delusions were present in 53 patients (47.3%). Delusions of theft were the most common type of delusion (75.5% of patients with delusions), followed by misidentification delusions and delusions of suspicion. More hallucination, agitation, and female gender were found in the delusions group. The authors found a high frequency of delusions, particularly of delusions of theft and suggested that gender was associated with the expression of delusions in Japanese patients with AD.
Critical perspectives on mental health
- Authors:
- COPPOCK Vicki, HOPTON John
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 216p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Seeks to explore and evaluate the claims of mainstream mental health ideologies and to establish what implications they critiques of these perspectives have for practice. Looks critically at the social, political and intellectual developments which have shaped psychiatric practice and the delivery of mental health services. By evaluating the impact on psychiatric thought of the social and political movements of the 1960's and 1970's, such as anti racism , anti psychiatry and radical feminism, the authors argue that these movements led to challenges to the legitimacy of psychiatry.
A sociology of mental health and illness
- Authors:
- ROGERS Ann, PILGRIM David
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 269p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Maidenhead
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
The revised edition of this best-selling book provides a clear overview of the major aspects of the sociology of mental health and illness. As well as drawing upon a range of social theories and methods to illustrate its points, it provides the reader with information which is organized along dimensions of class, gender, race and age. The mental health professions are critically analysed and long standing debates about the role of legalism explored. Organizational aspects of psychiatry are examined as well as the growing relevance of community mental health work. The book ends with a discussion of the various ways in which psychiatric patients and their relatives can be understood in their social context.
Responding to men in crisis: masculinities, distress and the postmodern landscape
- Author:
- TAYLOR Brian
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 283p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Increasing rates of male suicide have been well documented, as have the problems of mental health provision for some minority male groups; however, the position of men in general within the psychiatric system is complex. There are many contradictions and gendered assumptions in mental health policy and practice, for example conflating mental health illness with dangerousness. This book is based on new research looking at gendered assumptions about rationality and men's mental health. It looks at postmodern theory in relation to masculinities and madness, and discusses key contemporary debates in political uses of risk, dangerousness and so on. The author relates this to a discussion of current policy and practice responses to men within the mental health system.
Mental illness and accidental death: case-control psychological autopsy study
- Authors:
- GAU Susan S. F., CHENG Andrew T.A.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 185(11), November 2004, pp.422-428.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Few studies have systematically investigated the psychiatric antecedents of accidental death. The aim was to examine the patterns of psychiatric morbidities contributing to accidental death in three ethnic groups (Han, Ami and Atayal) in Taiwan. A case–control psychological autopsy was conducted among 90 accidental deaths (randomly selected from a total of 413) and 180 living controls matched for age, gender, ethnicity and area of residence in Taiwan. The risk of accidental death was significantly associated with alcohol use disorder and with other common mental disorders. When jointly considered, it was greatest when these two types of disorders co-existed, followed by common mental disorders alone. The risk of accidental death increased with the number of comorbid conditions. The prevention of accidental death should be incorporated into preventive psychiatry, not just for alcohol use disorder, but also for all other common mental disorders.
Prevalence and correlates of self-reported psychotic symptoms in the British population
- Authors:
- JOHNS Louise C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 185(10), October 2004, pp.298-305.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The psychosis phenotype is generally thought of as a categorical entity. However, there is increasing evidence that psychosis exists in the population as a continuum of severity rather than an all-or-none phenomenon. The aim was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of self-reported psychotic symptoms using data from the 2000 British National Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity. A total of 8580 respondents aged 16–74 years were interviewed. Questions covered mental health, physical health, substance use, life events and socio-demographic variables. The Psychosis Screening Questionnaire (PSQ) was used to identify psychotic symptoms. Of the respondents, 5.5% endorsed one or more items on the PSQ. Factors independently associated with psychotic symptoms were cannabis dependence, alcohol dependence, victimisation, recent stressful life events, lower intellectual ability and neurotic symptoms. Male gender was associated with paranoid thoughts, whereas female gender predicted hallucinatory experiences. Self-reported psychotic symptoms are less common in this study than reported elsewhere, because of the measure used. These symptoms have demographic and clinical correlates similar to clinical psychosis.
Cognitive impairment and associated risk factors among aged community members
- Authors:
- YEN Yung-Chieh, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 19(6), June 2004, pp.564-569.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The objective of this paper is to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors associated with cognitive impairment in a community-dwelling elderly population. 1000 community residents aged 65-74 years were recruited in the cross-sectional survey of associated factors of cognitive impairment in southern Taiwan. We employed a multilevel stratified sampling strategy and conducted this interview survey from April to June 2001. The survey questionnaire included background information and the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire. The relationship between cognitive impairment and each individual variable in personal attributes and social participation were explored. Eight hundred and ninety-four (89.4%) subjects completed the interview and questionnaires. The cognitive impairment rate among all subjects was 4.92%. Of those surveyed, 54.98% were male and 45.02% were female, and the average age was 69.37 (SD 2.73) years. Most survey respondents (72.05%) were married, and 68.90% of the subjects did not participate in any social activities in the last 6 months. Females, those who were illiterate or did not attend school, those who had an average family income below US$860 per month, and persons who did not participate in any social activities had a significantly higher rate of cognitive impairment. The educational level and participation in social activities were associated with the cognitive impairment among the aged community dwellers.
Impact of child sexual abuse on mental health: prospective study in males and females
- Authors:
- SPATARO Josie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 184(5), May 2004, pp.416-421.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The lack of prospective studies and data on male victims leaves major questions regarding associations between child sexual abuse and subsequent psychopathology. The aim was to examine the association between child sexual abuse in both boys and girls and subsequent treatment for mental disorder using a prospective cohort design. Children (n=1612; 1327 female) ascertained as sexually abused at the time had their histories of mental health treatment established by data linkage and compared with the general population of the same age over a specified period. Both male and female victims of abuse had significantly higher rates of psychiatric treatment during the study period than general population controls (12.4% v. 3.6%). Rates were higher for childhood mental disorders, personality disorders, anxiety disorders and major affective disorders, but not for schizophrenia. Male victims were significantly more likely to have had treatment than females (22.8% v.10.2%). This prospective study demonstrates an association between child sexual abuse validated at the time and a subsequent increase in rates of childhood and adult mental disorders.