Women's Mental Health Across the Lifespan

Women's Mental Health Across the Lifespan examines women's mental health from a developmental perspective, looking at key stressors and strengths from adolescence to old age. Chapters focus in detail on specific stressors and challenges that can impact women's mental health, such as trauma, addictions, and mood and anxiety disorders. This book also examines racial and ethnic disparities in women's physical and mental health, mental health of sexual minorities and women with disabilities, and women in the military, and includes valuable suggestions for putting knowledge into practice.

Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA, is a health psychologist, board certified lactation consultant, and fellow of the American Psychological Association in both health and trauma psychology. Dr. Kendall-Tackett focuses on women's health with an emphasis on health effects of violence and abuse, trauma and PTSD, maternal depression, and breastfeeding. She is editor in chief of Praeclarus Press and of two peer-reviewed journals: Psychological Trauma and Clinical Lactation. Lesia M. Ruglass, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the City College of New York, where she also directs the OASAS-certified Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) program. She is currently member at large and co-chair of the diversity and multicultural committee of the American Psychological Association's Division of Trauma Psychology. Dr. Ruglass also maintains a private practice in New York City.

Series Editor Foreword Preface Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett Introduction Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett and Lesia M. Ruglass Author Bios Section I: Women's Mental Health in Lifespan Perspective Chapter 1 Mental Health of Women: A Focus on Adolescent Girls Tia R. Dole Chapter 2 Women's Mental Health and Reproductive Events During Young Adulthood (ages 20-39) Diana Lynn Barnes Chapter 3 Women at Midlife Maria Espinola, helen DeVinney, and Arlene (Lu) Steinberg Chapter 4 Older Women's Mental Health Zhen Cong and Yaolin Pei Section II: Diversity Issues In Women's Mental Health Chapter 5 Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Women's Mental Health Linda Cedeno and Lesia M. Ruglass Chapter 6 The Impact of Sexual and Gender Diversity on Women's Mental Health Jessica Punzo Chapter 7 Leveraging Integrated Health Services to Promote Behavioral Health Among Women with Disabilities Colleen Clemency Cordes, Rebecca P. Cameron, Ethan Eisen, Alette Coble-Temple, and Linda R. Mona Chapter 8 Women in the Military Jackie Hammelman Section III: Specific Disorders Related to Women's Mental Health Chapter 9 Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Women Kimberly D. Thompson Chapter 10 Women, Trauma, and PTSD Teresa López-Castro, Tanya Saraiya, and Denise A. Hien Chapter 11 Women and Substance Use Disorders Aimee N. C. Campbell and Margaret Wolff