- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow & Company; 1 edition (Nov 18 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0688148980
- ISBN-13: 978-0688148980
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 635 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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- #41 in Books > Health, Mind & Body > Psychology & Counseling > By Topic > Gender
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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.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Sichel, a physician board certified in psychiatry and neurology, and Driscoll, a certified clinical nurse specialist, are in practice together treating women with postpartum mood disorders and other psychosocial problems brought on by pregnancy, postpartum, and lactation. Drawing on their own personal experiences, the experiences of their patients, and their own research as well as that of others, the authors discuss why the unique brain chemistry of women and the sensitivity of the brain to female hormones make women more susceptible to mood disorders and anxiety problems. They outline the program they use with their patients, which includes some medications and a great deal of self-care. Much of their text deals with menstruation or issues associated with reproductive events, while there are two chapters discussing menopause. Well researched and well written with an extensive selected bibliography, this is recommended for consumer health collections.
-AMary J. Jarvis, Pampa, TX
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
-AMary J. Jarvis, Pampa, TX
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
THE BEST WOMENS MOOD BOOK EVER IMO,
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This review is from: Womens Moods (Paperback)
I love this book, mine is so dog earred from reading it over and over. It deals with so much including PMS, PMDD, and much more. I wish I could have the doctors and health workers that wrote this book, then maybe I would have relief from my PMDD. But I guess I'm stuck suffering for the rest of my life because the doctors wont do anything for me in my area. THIS BOOK EXPLAINS things in detail, different areas of treatment and much more. It lets us know that someone understands us women..someone knows that our PMS can be so much more, that our postpartum can be so much more. It's great to know I'm not alone. It's just too bad we cant have more doctors like these that wrote the book and did studies. It's an easy to understand book for the general public like me.
2.0 out of 5 stars
A little tedious,
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This review is from: Womens Moods (Paperback)
I thought the book was a bit tedious. The authors spent a good deal of time laying out concepts and brain chemistry and describing various psychiatric disorders. The portion on the wellness program, I felt was just skimmed over briefly. They also tend to spend a good deal of time addressing the need for medications and don't go into any detail about what might work for a person for whom medications have proven to be ineffective.
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Incredible and life changing book,
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This review is from: Womens Moods (Paperback)
I found this book life changing. It has made me want to go help others. I am buying this book for all the women that I know. A lot of women go thru life not knowing what makes them tick, and who they really are. I think it is extremely important for a women to know herself, we do not want to be hurting our children. I would recommend this travel through our minds to anybody. I have learned so much about myself. These women are master-minds. I don't even know if I want to trust any other doctors now. They are extremely knowledgeable.I think a lot of the medical industry does not know or care about womens biological make-up. Women need to be more aware of themselves because men certainely are not going to take this on. (...)Women have a much more complexity to them than that, and it needs to be understood so we can move on and up in this world.
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