Women's Health
Friday's Progress Notes - June 28, 2002
Mental Health Information - Vol. 6 Issue 8
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CONTENTS
1. Women and depression
2. Mood and anxiety disorders during pregnancy and postpartum
3. Substance abuse and the mature woman
4. Coronary heart disease in women
5. Managing chronic pain
6. Osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis, and therapy
7. Depression in women
8. Effects of alcohol use during pregnancy
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1. AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Summit on Women and Depression
Women are at least twice as likely as men to experience a major depressive episode. Topics include etiology of sex and gender differences, treatment across the life span, and treatment of special populations.
http://www.apa.org/pi/women/programs/depression/summit-2002.pdf
2. PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum
The sequelae of untreated and prolonged maternal depression are increased family morbidity and mortality.
http://psychservices.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/58/3/420
3. NATIONAL CENTER ON ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Use and Misuse of Alcohol Among Older Women
By any standard of public health measurement, substance abuse and addiction has reached epidemic levels for American women over age 59.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/alolderwomen.html
4. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Optimal Management of Cholesterol Levels and the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
Coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in women, is largely preventable. Lifestyle modifications (e.g., diet and exercise) are the cornerstone of primary and secondary prevention.
5. FDA CONSUMER
Managing Chronic Pain
Common types of chronic pain include back pain, headaches, arthritis, cancer pain, and neuropathic pain, which results from injury to nerves.
6. NIH CONSENSUS STATEMENTS
Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy
In U.S. today, 10 million individuals already have osteoporosis, and 18 million more have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for this disorder.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0701/p161.html
7. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
Depression: What Every Woman Should Know
Research has shown that in the United States about 19 million people-one in ten adults-experience depression each year, and nearly two-thirds do not get the help they need.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/depressionwomen.html
8. ALCOHOL RESEARCH AND HEALTH
The Hormonal Effects of Alcohol Use on the Mother and Fetus
Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy can interfere with fetal development both directly and indirectly.
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh22-3/170.pdf
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