Madness and Loss of Motherhood: Sexuality, Reproduction, and Long-Term Mental Illness

by Maryellen H. Handel and Roberta J. Apfel

Book Overview

This volume examines the issues surrounding sexuality and reproduction in chronically mentally ill patients. Some of the issues discussed include talking with patients about sexuality; gynaecological care, birth control and safe sex; management of high risk pregnancy; medication, drugs and pregnancy; and fathers with major mental illness.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880481838
• ISBN13: 9780880481830
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.