A Comprehensive Handbook
Edited by Elaine A. Blechman and Kelly D. Brownell
Forewords by W. Stewart Agras and Bonnie R. Strickland
I. Life Course Perspectives.
1. Section Editors' Overview.
2. Brain and Behavior Development.
3. Infancy.
4. Maternal Cocaine Use and Fetal Development.
5. Maternal Alcohol Use and Fetal Development.
6. Childhood: Gender Role Development.
7. Adolescence.
8. Puberty.
9. Adolescent Sexuality.
10. Teenage and Adolescent Pregnancy.
11. Parenting.
12. Parenting of Adults with Mental Retardation.
13. Midlife.
14. Aging and Women's Life Course.
II. Stress And Coping.
15. Section Editor's Overview.
16. Attachment.
17. Marital Quality.
18. Marital Conflict.
19. Social Support.
20. Personality.
21. Type A Behavior Pattern.
22. Hostility.
23. Achievement.
24. Optimism.
25. Hardiness.
26. Resilience.
27. Multiple Roles.
28. Life Events.
29. Social Comparison.
30. Positive Mental Health.
III. Prevention.
31. Section Editor's Overview.
32. HIV Prevention.
33. HIV Prevention among Homeless Women.
34. Breast Cancer Screening: Improving Adherence.
35. Breast Cancer Screening: When to Begin?.
36. Osteoporosis Prevention.
37. Smoking Prevention.
38. Preventing Alcohol Problems.
39. Nutrition: Diet and Disease.
40. Nutrition: Guidelines, Attitudes, and Behaviors.
41. Nutrition Education.
42. Oral Health.
43. Exercise.
44. Exercise for Adolescents.
45. Relaxation.
IV. Health Care Paradigms, Policies, And Settings.
46. Section Editor's Overview.
47. Health Care Policy.
48. Accountability.
49. Medical Curricula and Training.
50. Substance Abuse and Health Care Utilization.
51. School-Based Clinics.
52. Worksite Nicotine Treatment.
53. The Military and Health.
54. Access to Prenatal Care.
55. Self-Administered Interventions.
56. Alternative Medicine.
V. Body Image And Substance Use.
57. Section Editor's Overview.
58. Anorexia Nervosa.
59. Bulimia Nervosa.
60. Stress and Coping in Eating Disorders.
61. Dieting, Exercise, and Body Weight.
62. Social Physique Anxiety.
63. Negative Body Image.
64. The Emergence of Negative Body Images.
65. Breast Implants.
66. Obesity.
67. Alcoholism.
68. Alcohol Metabolism.
69. Drug Abuse.
70. Drug Abuse Treatment.
71. Cigarette Smoking.
VI. Sexuality And Reproduction.
72. Section Editor's Overview.
73. Sexual Functioning.
74. Reproductive Endocrinology.
75. Premenstrual Disorders.
76. Gynecological Pain.
77. Sexual Abuse.
78. Pregnancy and Childbirth.
79. Pregnancy in Women with Disabilities.
80. Postpartum Depression.
81. Breastfeeding.
82. The Lactational Amenorrhea Method.
83. Contraception.
84. Abortion.
85. Reproductive Technologies.
86. Menopause.
87. Sexuality and Aging.
VII. Physiological Disorders With Behavioral And Psychosocial Components.
88. Section Editors' Overview.
89. Alzheimer's Disease: A General View.
90. Alzheimer's Disease: Impact on Women.
91. Arthritis: Behavioral and Psychosocial Aspects.
92. Arthritis: Medical Aspects.
93. Arthritis and Osteoporosis.
94. Asthma.
95. Breast Cancer: Biobehavioral Aspects.
96. Breast Cancer: Psychosocial Aspects.
97. Cancer: Behavioral and Psychosocial Aspects.
98. Cancer: Medical Aspects.
99. Cardiovascular Disorders.
100. Coronary Heart Disease.
101. Diabetes: Biopsychosocial Aspects.
102. Diabetes: Medical Aspects.
103. The Endocrine System and Endocrine Disorders.
104. Gastrointestinal Physiology.
105. Gastrointestinal Syndromes and Disorders.
106. Headache.
107. HIV Infection.
108. Hormonal Influences on Epileptic Seizures.
109. Hypertension.
110. The Immune System.
111. Immunity and Behavior.
112. Lupus.
113. Multiple Sclerosis.
114. Pain.
115. Raynaud's Disease.
116. Respiratory Disorders.
117. Syndrome X.
VIII. Linkages Between Behavioral, Psychosocial, And Physical Disorders.
118. Section Editor's Overview.
119. Anxiety Disorders.
120. Panic Disorder.
121. Rape and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
122. Bipolar Disorders.
123. Depression.
124. Depression and Comorbid Disorders.
125. Depression and Acupuncture.
126. Borderline Personality Disorder.
127. Schizo-phrenia.
128. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
129. Chronic Pain.
130. Sleep and Sleep Disorders.
131. Psycho-neuroimmunology.
132. Stress-Related Disorders.
IX. Gender, Culture, And Health.
133. Section Editors' Overview.
134. Culture and Women's Health.
135. African-American Women's Health.
136. Asian-American Women's Health.
137. Hispanic Women and Health Care.
138. Native American Women and Health Care.
139. Lesbian Health.
140. Physician Gender and Physician Patient Interaction.
141. What We Know about Women's Health.
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