From menarche to menopause : the female body in feminist therapy / Joan C. Chrisler, editor. - Binghamton, NY : Haworth Press, c2004. - 218 p. ; 23 cm.

""Co-published simultaneously as Women & Therapy, vol. 27, no. 3/4 2004.""

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Self-objectification and that ""not so fresh feeling"": feminist therapeutic interventions for healthy female embodiment / Tomi-Ann Roberts, Patricia L. Waters -- Making menarche positive and powerful for both mother and daughter / Jessica B. Gillooly -- Negative attitudes toward menstruation: implications for disconnections within girls and between women / Margaret L. Stubbs, Daryl Costos -- The debate about PMDD and sarafem: suggestions for therapists / Paula J. Caplan -- Abortion and mental health: what therapists need to know / Lisa Rubin, Nancy Felipe Russo -- Psychological issues and interventions with infertile patients / Ann Rosen Spector -- The aftermath of pregnancy loss: a feminist critique of the literature and implications for treatment / Lisa Cosgrove -- The use of rituals in grieving for a miscarriage or stillbirth / Deborah J. Brin -- Psychological issues in childbirth: potential roles for psychotherapists / Ingrid Johnston-Robledo, Jessica Barnack -- Myths and mates in childbearing depression / Valerie E. Whiffen -- Coping with distress during preimenopause / Paula S. Derry -- Facing the unknown: social support during the menopausal transition / Patricia Barthalow Koch, Phyllis Kernoff Mansfield.

0789023490 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0789023504 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2003018226


Body image.
Feminist therapy.
Menarche.
Menopause.