This edited volume examines the most pressing health concerns of women from a psychosocial perspective and points the way toward the next decade of research in this long-neglected area. The contributors describe both the limitations of traditional conceptualizations of women's health and promising new research and applications in the following areas:
- coronary heart disease
- cancer
- diabetes
- AIDS
- menarche, menstruation, and menopause
- reproductive health
- smoking
- exercise behavior
- alcohol use and abuse
- eating disorders
- behavior
- older women's health
- and policy formation
List of Contributors
Preface
I. Psychology of Women's Health—An Introduction
- Psychology of Women's Health: Barriers and Pathways to Knowledge
—Annette L. Stanton
II. Chronic Diseases
- 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
III. Gynecological Health
- 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
IV. Health-Related Behaviors
- 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 - Eating Disorders in Women: Current Issues and Debates
—Ruth H. Striegel-Moore and Marsha D. Marcus
V. Toward the Future
- The 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
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editors
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