Mood Disorders in Women

From: The Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Mood Disorders in Women Edited by Meir Steiner, Kimberly A. Yonkers and Elias Eriksson Martin Dunitz, London, 2000. Hard cover, 573 pp., $99.95

According to the authors, this book was written for all "healthcare professionals" and particularly psychiatrists, as is clear from the focus on the biological substrate and clinical features of mood disorders in women. It is very comprehensive, and includes subjects beyond the restricted sense of the book's title. In addition to expected issues such as bipolar and dysthymic disorders in women, it discusses disorders unique to women, yet not ...

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