Contemporary Topics in Women's Mental Health: Global
Perspectives in a Changing Society considers both the mental
health and psychiatric disorders of women in relation to global
social change. The book addresses the current themes in psychiatric
disorders among women: reproduction and mental health, service
delivery and ethics, impact of violence, disasters and migration,
women's mental health promotion and social policy, and
concludes each section with a commentary discussing important
themes emerging from each chapter. Psychiatrists, sociologists and
students of women's studies will all benefit from this
textbook.

With a Foreword by Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology
and Public Health, University College London; Chair, Commission on
Social Determinants of Health

Her main research contributions in the areas of women's mental health have been in perinatal psychiatry, psychosomatic obsetrics and gynecology and the role of violence in women with mental illness. Prof. Chandra has received several national awards for research in womens mental health. She has been a member of the Advisory group on HIV Behavioral Research of the Indian Council of Medical Research and has also served as a Temporary Advisor to the WHO and UNAIDS. She has about 90 publications in the above areas of research and has edited several books and training manuals.

Helen Herrman is Professor of Psychiatry at the Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne. She is also Director, WHO Collaborating Centre in Mental Health, Melbourne; Secretary for Publications, World Psychiatric Association; and Regional Vice-President Oceania, World Federation for Mental Health.

Her interests include mental health promotion, the assessment of outcomes and quality of life for people with mental illnesses, the link between mental health and HIV infection, and the delivery of mental health services.

Jane Fisher

Deputy Director and Coordinator of International Programs, University of Melbourne, Australia.

Marianne Kastrup was Medical Director of the Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims, Copenhagen (1997-2001) and is now Head of the Centre Transcultural Psychiatry, Psychiatric. Dept. Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. She is the Zonal Representative for the WPA and has served on various committees for both the WPA and the European Association of Psychiatry.

Unaiza Niaz is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist who is the Director of The Psychiatric Clinic & Stress Research Center, Karachi. She is the President & Founder Member of the Pakistan Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, a Life Member of The Pakistan Psychiatric Society, and was previously Vice President and Secretary General. She is a life member of the World Federation of Mental Health, American Psychiatric Association and a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, London. She trained at The Royal Free Hospital, the Tavistock Clinic, Hampstead, London and The Johns Hopkins University, USA. Her research interests are Stress management, Women's Issues, Medical Health Policy and Post- Graduate Education. She has numerous scientific publications in international journals and has authored several books: Emerging Images of Pakistani Women, Stress Management and The Psychosocial Profile of Pakistani Women, published by Karachi University, and a landmark Monograph on Womens Mental Health In Pakistan. She has also edited Medical Ethics in Contemporary Era and Pakistan EarthquakeInternational Perspectives on Handling Psycho-Trauma. Presently, she is Co-Chair of the WPA Section on Women's Mental Health and an Advisor to the National Commission on the Status of WomenPakistan.

Marta Rondón, assistant professor at Cayetano Heredia University, is a Founder of the Peruvian Association for Women's Mental Health and was Chair of the Section of Women's Mental Health of the World Psychiatric Association. She was the first woman to be President of the Peruvian Psychiatric Association and is a recipient of the Medal of Honor of the Peruvian College of Physicians.. Formerly Director General of the Office for Older People, Ministry of Women and Social Development in Peru, she currently sits on the National Committee on Mental Health and the High Level Commission on Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Peruvian College of Physicians. Marta works at the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins Hopsital, where she supervises services for chronic psychiatric patients and sits on the hospital's committee against gender based violence.

Ahmed Okasha is Professor and Director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Training and Research in Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry Ain Shams University, Cairo. He is President of the Egyptian Psychiatric Association and of the Egyptian Society of Biological Psychiatry, as well as a Past President ...

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Contemporary Topics in Women's Mental Health considers both mental health and psychiatric disorders in relation to social, cultural and economic changes, from a distinctive global and multicultural perspective. It features contributions from an impressive collection of international experts relevant to people working around the world in different settings. The Editors are authorities in women's mental health in their respective geographic regions and bring to the book their field experience and wisdom on critical issues.

The book gives due importance to recent advances in the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders, reproductive health and psychopharmacology but above all demonstrates that women's mental health and psychiatric disorders cannot be divorced from social, cultural and political realities. It recognises the impact of rapid social change and stresses such as migration, war and violence, as these have severe effects on women, especially those caring for children and families.

Specific sections address reproductive health, the impact of changes and life challenges, service delivery and ethics, and social policies that affect women's mental health. There are important chapters exploring pregnancy and the postpartum period, the consequences of female genital mutilation, and migration and mental health in women. There is also a chapter capturing experiential stories of women with mental illness from different countries and contexts. Each section is introduced by a commentary from the Editors highlighting key questions.

Includes a Foreword by Sir Michael Marmot, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, Chair Commission on Social Determinants of Health

Contemporary Topics in Women's Mental Health is important reading for psychiatrists, as well as postgraduates, researchers and policy makers concerned with mental health. This is a book that looks at women's mental health from a fresh and exciting perspective that will appeal to people around the globe.