Women's Moods: What Every Woman Must Know About Hormones, the Brain, and Emotional Health - Softcover

Sichel, Deborah; Driscoll, Jeanne Watson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380728524 ISBN 13: 9780380728527

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2000

Synopsis

Nearly twice as many women as men suffer from depression or anxiety, interfering with their ability to work and care for themselves and their loved ones. Now, Deborah Sichel and Jeanne Watson Driscoll show how depression and anxiety are the result of a process of long-term chemical "loading" as the brain repeatedly "revs up" in response to stress. Here, they share their unique self-care program, NURSE: Nourishment and Needs, Understanding, Rest and Relaxation, Spirituality, and Exercise, to help the brain self-stabilise and prevent future problems. They also advocate early, customised use of medications, uniquely based on how a woman′s genetic make up, life experiences, and hormonal and reproductive history affect her particular mood disruptions. An intimate look at how women′s mood issues change at each stage of their reproductive lives, this book offers help to women who have been suffering in silence for too long.

About this title

About the Author:

Deborah Sichel, M.D., has been called a "visionary" for her pioneering work in women's mental health . She is an instructor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

From Publishers Weekly:

"Have you taken care of your brain today?" The question arises frequently in this look at how women's hormones affect not only their moods but their lives. According to Sichel (a Harvard Medical School professor specializing in psychiatry and neurology) and Driscoll (a clinical nurse specialist known for her work in women's psychology and hormonal issues), the way a woman's hormones function in relation to her brain (and thus her entire body) dictates how her life will unfold. Drawing on women's personal stories as well as on clinical studies, Sichel and Driscoll explain why a woman's transit through her menstrual cycle affects her moods; why the devastating, complex effects of postpartum depression "are the biggest complication of birth today"; and how female hormonal imbalance undoubtedly causes depression. Readers are invited to utilize NURSE (nourishment, understanding, relaxation, spirituality and exercise)Athe secrets to keeping brain function optimal. Whether a woman is menstrual, pregnant, postnatal, periomenopausal or menopausal, this book offers a wealth of detailed information on how to maintain proper hormonal balance and thus a happy and productive life. 10-city author tour. (Dec.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0380728524
• ISBN 13: 9780380728527
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352