NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY OF WOMEN. A GUIDE TO GENDER-BASED ISSUES IN EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREA

1. Women and Migraine
2. Connective Tissue Disorders in Women
3. Functional Neurological Disorder and Dissociative Disorders in Women
4. Contraception in Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders
5. Neuroendocrine Disorders in Women
6. Somatoform Disorders
7. Anxiety Disorders
8. Neuro-inflammatory Disorders in Women
9. Catamenial Epilepsy
10. Neuro-oncological Disorders in Women
11. Substance Use Disorders in Women
12. Neurologic Imaging in Pregnancy
13. The Normal Physiology of Pregnancy: Neurological Implications
14. Epilepsy and Pregnancy
15. Headaches in Pregnancy and Postpartum
16. Stroke in Pregnancy
17. Demyelinating Disease and Pregnancy
18. Mood Disorders in Pregnancy
19. Postpartum Neuropathy
20. Myasthenia Gravis and Pregnancy
21. Ethical Decisions in Pregnancy
22. Menopausal Hot Flashes, Sleep and Mood Disturbances
23. Stroke Risk Factors in Women
24. Gender Differences in Parkinson’s Disease
25. Sex-Related Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease
26. 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.

Features
• Provides appropriate gender specific treatment and management of many neurologic and psychiatric diseases including stroke, depression, headache, conversion disorders, neuromuscular disorders, pituitary disease, Alzheimer’s and epilepsy
• Addresses the unique neurologic and psychiatric issues across a women’s life span
• Provides high-quality integrated information and education based on leading-edge research on gender-specific care

Author
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