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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790695503321

Titolo

The hormone factor in mental health : bridging the mind-body gap / / edited by Linda M. Rio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2014

ISBN

0-85700-729-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (418 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RioLinda M

Disciplina

616.4/0651

Soggetti

Neuroendocrinology

Neurohormones

Mental health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The history of the pituitary / Lorin Michel -- Patient and family stories : in their own words / Linda M. Rio -- Stress, trauma and the impact on the pituitary / Eva Kassi, Gregory Kaltsas, George Chrousos -- Psychological factors and pituitary disease : the chicken and the egg / Luis G. Sobrinho -- Clinical case studies : endocrine and psychological factors intertwined / Linda M. Rio -- Hormonal disorders and the therapist / Jamie E. Banker, Aimee Burke Valeras, Linda M. Rio -- Women's hormonal health / Ingrid A. Rodi -- Men's hormonal health / Niloufar Ilani -- Child and adolescent hormonal health / Mitchell E. Geffner, Patrice M. Yasuda, Alexis Deavenport -- Specific endocrine and neuroendocrine disorders : physical, emotional, cognitive and relationship aspects / Adriana G. Ioachimescu, Tina Constantin -- Psychiatric perspectives in treatment of hormonal disorders / Robert S. Hoffman -- Living with and adjusting to endocrine disorders / Robert Knutzen -- Multi-perspective, doctor, patient : understanding the patient from the inside out / Pejman Cohan, Daniel Kelly, Sharmyn McGraw -- The nutrition-endocrine connection : out of chaos into balance / Carmina Cuilty-McGee -- So, where do we go from here? / Linda M. Rio.

Sommario/riassunto

Endocrine imbalances can cause a whole host of physical and mental health problems. Yet, there is currently no definitive source of



information that shows how hormones can bridge the gap between mental health and medical health modalities. This book is a bold crossover between the disciplines of medical and mental health, exploring the understanding that some of the major mental diagnoses belong not only to the field of mental health but also to that of medicine. Clients with depression, anxiety, sexual dysfunction, infertility, suicidality, anger and rage, fatigue, apathy, cognitive impairmen