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245			_aWomen's health psychology _cedited by Mary V. Spiers, Pamela A. Geller and Jacqueline D. Kloss
260			_bJohn Wiley & Sons _c2013 _aNew Jersey
300			_axvi, 656p
520			_a""Women's Health Psychology provides an important overview and analysis of key issues affecting women's health and well-being ... almost every chapter in this volume touches on the importance of quality of life, not just longevity.... It will serve as a valuable reference for health and mental health providers, researchers, and those in training for professional or research careers."" —from the Foreword by Nancy E. Adler, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine, Director of the Center for Health and Community Women's Health Psychology is the first comprehensive collection ever published to consider the developmental, reproductive, and sociocultural contexts of health decision-making and behavior for women. It provides current, expert advice to help policy makers, researchers, and clinicians make the best decisions concerning topics including: The Context of Women's Health: history of women's healthcare, employment and women's health, and the effects of intimate partner violence Health Challenges: smoking, alcohol, eating disorders, and sleep Reproductive Health: premenstrual dysphoric disorder, the stress of infertility, psychiatric symptoms and pregnancy, and menopause Disability and Chronic Conditions: women's responses to disability, experiencing cancer, the psychology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and rheumatic, heart, and Alzheimer's diseases
650			_aWomen -- Health
650			_ahygiene pshycological aspects
700			_aSpiers, Mary V. [ed.]
700			_aGeller, Pamela A. [ed.]
700			_aKloss, Jacqueline D. [ed.]
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