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Overview
Organized for ease of use by today's busy mental health clinicians, Menopause: A Mental Health Practitioner's Guide describes the latest knowledge and clinical recommendations associated with menopause in a single, concise guide that is clearly written and comprehensive in scope.
The editor has brought together the current work of 14 internationally recognized menopause experts in psychiatry, neuroscience, gynecology, and internal medicine. After an introductory chapter sets the contexts of midlife in women, subsequent chapters describe the basic physiology of the menopausal transition and menopause; the effects of gonadal hormones on the central nervous system; depression, anxiety, and irritability during the menopausal transition and midlife; new research findings and clinical advice about the effect of gonadal hormones and menopause on psychotic illness in women; and the medical and gynecologic aspects of perimenopause and menopause. The concluding chapter looks beyond menopause to the psychopathology and psychotherapy of older women in various cultures.
The timely information contained in Menopause: A Mental Health Practitioner's Guide will prove invaluable in helping mental health professionals to formulate current, best understanding and treatment for the psychological problems that some women experience as they traverse perimenopause and menopause.
American Psychiatric Publishing
Synopsis
Organized for ease of use by today's busy mental health clinicians, Menopause: A Mental Health Practitioner's Guide describes the latest knowledge and clinical recommendations associated with menopause in a single, concise guide that is clearly written and comprehensive in scope.
Menopause is about change—but it is also a normal life stage traversed by most women with little or no difficulty. Not all women have symptoms as they transition to menopause, and women with symptoms experience them in different combinations and levels of intensity.
The management of perimenopause and menopause is also rapidly changing. The past 5 years have seen truly dramatic changes in our scientific knowledge of and medical recommendations for perimenopause and menopause. For example, until recently, hormone replacement therapy was highly advocated as an essential aspect of care for women in perimenopause and menopause.
Even the definitions used to describe the different time periods and stages associated with natural (i.e., nonsurgical) menopause have changed over time and can be confusing. Thus, Menopause: A Mental Health Practitioner's Guide uses the 1994 World Health Organization Scientific Group on Research in the Menopause terminology, augmented by more recent refinements made by the Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop.
The essential Menopause: A Mental Health Practitioner's Guide sheds light on the complexity and constant change integral to the study and treatment of menopause, bringing together the current work of 14 internationally recognized menopause experts in psychiatry, neuroscience, gynecology, and internal medicine. After an introductory chapter sets the contexts of midlife in women, subsequent chapters in Menopause: A Mental Health Practitioner's Guide cover the following topics:
• The basic physiology of the menopausal transition and menopause.
• The effects of gonadal hormones on the central nervous system, and in particular, depression, anxiety, and irritability during the menopausal transition and midlife.
• New research findings and clinical advice about the effect of gonadal hormones and menopause on psychotic illness in women.
• An examination of the medical aspects of and the gynecologic aspects of perimenopause and menopause.
• A look beyond menopause to the psychopathology and psychotherapy of older women in various cultures.
The timely information contained in Menopause: A Mental Health Practitioner's Guide will help mental health professionals to formulate current, best understanding and treatment for the psychological problems that some women experience as they traverse perimenopause and menopause.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer:Breitung U. Jasmin, MD(Rush University Medical Center)
Description:This book provides a comprehensive review of the data available on menopause. Although the book encompasses sociocultural research, the emphasis is firstly on the psychiatric and psychological domains and secondly on the biological dimension.
Purpose:The purpose is to be helpful to mental health clinicians in understanding and treating psychological problems that occur in a small percentage of women during menopause. There certainly is a need for a more thorough understanding of the topic, especially in light of more recent research findings surrounding the use of hormone therapy by large studies such as the Women's Health Initiative, which have left women and physicians in a quandary about the best course to follow. This book definitely accomplishes its objective.
Audience:Although the book is written for mental health practitioners, according to the authors, the biological and medical focus of the contents makes it ideal for any health professional interested in the subject, particularly primary care physicians. Since the book is easy to read and understand, it is also suitable for the interested resident or medical student. It can provide a useful and quick review and aid for gynecologists and obstetricians. The authors are internationally renowned experts in the field of menopause and address different topics individually in the eight chapters.
Features:The book appears to devote nearly as much time to the biology/physiology/medical aspects of the perimenopausal/menopausal and postmenopausal periods as it does to the psychopathology. Mood disorders and psychotic illness are discussed in the context of menopause as are many medical problems that are relevant to the topic. Other subject areas that are well covered include the endocrinology and effects of the various hormones involved, as well as the topic of hormone replacement therapy. The facts are presented concisely and supported with evidence-based medicine. Tables summarizing clinical trials and some treatment approaches are provided in a couple of chapters, but are otherwise lacking. Although the lack of more visual graphics such as diagrams and tables is a shortcoming, it is not so noticeable to the reader because the book is so easy to understand.
Assessment:This book offers up an excellent, comprehensive, yet brief evidence-based review of the topic of menopause and its concomitant medical and mental health concerns. It is extremely easy to read and understand. I highly recommend this book to the interested health practitioner, as it is certain to not only educate but also to be helpful to the reader.
Editorials
From the Publisher
[Menopause: A Mental health Practitioner's Guide], edited by one of Canada's experts in reproductive psychiatry, contains everything you ever wanted to know about menopause, perimenopause, and postmenopause from a psychological and psychiatric viewpoint….Clinicians will find this latest addition to women's mental health literature a positive one with great, current information in a concise, soft-cover, reasonably priced package.
American Psychiatric Publishing
Psychiatric Bulletin
This is a positive and considered book and a genuine contribution to the understanding of the menopausal period. It has a clear message and an invaluable collection of information. It explores current practice and reviews the changes necessary to improve practice. [Menopause: A Mental Health Practitioners Guide] would be useful for general practitioners, psychiatrists and all involved in the assessment of menopausal and post menopausal women.
From The Critics
Reviewer: Breitung U. Jasmin, MD(Rush University Medical Center)Description: This book provides a comprehensive review of the data available on menopause. Although the book encompasses sociocultural research, the emphasis is firstly on the psychiatric and psychological domains and secondly on the biological dimension.
Purpose: "The purpose is to be helpful to mental health clinicians in understanding and treating psychological problems that occur in a small percentage of women during menopause. There certainly is a need for a more thorough understanding of the topic, especially in light of more recent research findings surrounding the use of hormone therapy by large studies such as the Women's Health Initiative, which have left women and physicians in a quandary about the best course to follow. This book definitely accomplishes its objective. "
Audience: Although the book is written for mental health practitioners, according to the authors, the biological and medical focus of the contents makes it ideal for any health professional interested in the subject, particularly primary care physicians. Since the book is easy to read and understand, it is also suitable for the interested resident or medical student. It can provide a useful and quick review and aid for gynecologists and obstetricians. The authors are internationally renowned experts in the field of menopause and address different topics individually in the eight chapters.
Features: "The book appears to devote nearly as much time to the biology/physiology/medical aspects of the perimenopausal/menopausal and postmenopausal periods as it does to the psychopathology. Mood disorders and psychotic illness are discussed in the context of menopause as are many medical problems that are relevant to the topic. Other subject areas that are well covered include the endocrinology and effects of the various hormones involved, as well as the topic of hormone replacement therapy. The facts are presented concisely and supported with evidence-based medicine. Tables summarizing clinical trials and some treatment approaches are provided in a couple of chapters, but are otherwise lacking. Although the lack of more visual graphics such as diagrams and tables is a shortcoming, it is not so noticeable to the reader because the book is so easy to understand. "
Assessment: This book offers up an excellent, comprehensive, yet brief evidence-based review of the topic of menopause and its concomitant medical and mental health concerns. It is extremely easy to read and understand. I highly recommend this book to the interested health practitioner, as it is certain to not only educate but also to be helpful to the reader.
3 Stars from Doody