| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 651 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Psychology of women's health: barriers and pathways to knowledge / Annette L. Stanton -- Women and coronary heart disease: a psychological perspective / Sally A. Shumaker and Teresa Rust Smith -- Women and cancer: have assumptions about women limited our research agenda? / Beth E. Meyerowitz and Stacey Hart -- Women with diabetes: a lifestyle perspective focusing on eating disorders, pregnancy, and weight control / Betsy A. Butler and Rena R. Wing -- Women and AIDS / Patricia J. Morokoff, Lisa L. Harlow, and Kathryn Quina -- Women and autoimmune disorders / Joan C. Chrisler and Karin L. Parrett |
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Menarche, menstruation, and menopause: psychosocial research and future directions / Sheryle J. Gallant and Paula S. Derry -- Selected issues in women's reproductive health: psychological perspectives / Annette L. Stanton and Sharon Danoff-Burg -- Women and smoking / Robin J. Mermelstein and Belinda Borrelli -- Physical activity in women: current status and future directions / Bess H. Marcus, Patricia M. Dubbert, Abby C. King, and Bernardine M. Pinto -- Alcohol use and alcohol problems in women / Sharon C. Wilsnack |
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Eating disorders in women: current issues and debates / Ruth H. Stiegel-Moore and Marsha D. Marcus -- Meaning of health for older women / Margaret Gatz, Jennifer R. Harris, and Susan Turk-Charles -- Health care policy and practice for women's health / Cheryl B. Travis, Diane L. Gressley, and Patricia L. Adams -- Psychology of women's health: challenges for the future / Annette L. Stanton and Sheryle J. Gallant |
| Summary |
"The Psychology of Women's Health" explores the complex, critical interactions of biological, psychological, and social factors in framing conceptions and providing assessments of the health of women. /// This book examines pressing issues in women's [physical] health such as chronic diseases ... and health-related behaviors. Given that health outcomes are multifaceted, contributors stress salutary health effects as well as pathological, psychosocial, and biological processes. /// [This book is intended for] researchers, students, and practitioners alike. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Issuing Body |
Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| In |
PsycBOOKS (EBSCO). EBSCO |
| Subject |
Women -- Health and hygiene -- Psychological aspects
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Clinical health psychology.
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Women.
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Hygiene.
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Women
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Hygiene
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women (female humans)
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Women
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Hygiene
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Clinical health psychology
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Women -- Health and hygiene -- Psychological aspects
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Medische psychologie.
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Vrouwen.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Stanton, Annette L
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Gallant, Sheryle J
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American Psychological Association.
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