Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Women

This comprehensive guide examines the unique presentation and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders across women's developmental stages, from adolescence through menopause and late life. The book takes a biopsychosocial approach to conditions including borderline personality disorder, stress-related conditions, and late-life depression, with particular focus on understanding female vulnerability and epidemiology. It provides a thorough exploration of how hormonal changes, social pressures, and biological factors intersect to create distinct clinical pictures in female patients.

What sets this work apart is its life-phase framework, allowing readers to understand how these disorders manifest differently during puberty, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and aging. The developmental perspective makes it especially valuable for healthcare providers, psychology students, and women seeking to understand their own mental health journeys across the lifespan. By connecting the dots between biological transitions and psychological vulnerability, this book offers crucial insights for anyone working in or affected by women's mental health care.