Social Change and Women's Reproductive Health Care - (Sexual Medicine) by N L Stotland (Hardcover)

About the Book

Changing attitudes and social behavior as well as rapid technological progress are having great impact on women's reproductive health care. In addition to addressing the clinical implications of these new issues, this volume provides a useful and concise text for practitioners of obstetrics and gynecology. Because it deals with the ubiquitous emotional aspects of reproductive health care it will also be of interest to nonspecialists and interested lay readers.

Book Synopsis

Changing attitudes and social behavior as well as rapid technological progress are having great impact on women's reproductive health care. In addition to addressing the clinical implications of these new issues, this volume provides a useful and concise text for practitioners of obstetrics and gynecology. Because it deals with the ubiquitous emotional aspects of reproductive health care it will also be of interest to nonspecialists and interested lay readers.

Review Quotes

?This is a unique and splendid book! Dr. Stotland has written a clear and comprehensive manual that is a model of consultation-liaison psychiatry. It will be useful to psychiatrists, to obstetricians/gynecologists and other reproductive health professionals, to women patients, and to the patients' partners. It is also scholarly and well documented and represents a major contribution to the fields of medical sociology, anthropology, and history. . . .?-The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders

"This is a unique and splendid book! Dr. Stotland has written a clear and comprehensive manual that is a model of consultation-liaison psychiatry. It will be useful to psychiatrists, to obstetricians/gynecologists and other reproductive health professionals, to women patients, and to the patients' partners. It is also scholarly and well documented and represents a major contribution to the fields of medical sociology, anthropology, and history. . . ."-The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders

About the Author

NADA LOGAN STOTLAND, M.D., consults with obstetricians and gynecologists through the Consultation Liaison Services of the Department of Psychiatry, Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago.