Karen Baistow – författare

The Female Body in Mind introduces new ways of thinking about issues of women's mental health assessment and treatment. Its multidisciplinary approach incorporates social, psychological, biological and philosophical perspectives on the female body.The contributions, from notable academics in the field of women's mental health, examine the relationship between women's bodies, society and culture, demonstrating how the body has become a platform for women's expression of their distress and anguish. The book is divided into six sections, all centred on the theme of the body, covering:The body at risk.The hurting body.The reproductive body.The interactive body.Body-sensitive therapies.The body on my mind.All professionals involved in women's mental health will welcome this exploration of the complexities involved in the relationship between women bodies and their mental health.

The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents examines theinterventions made by professional workers from a range ofdifferent disciplines in families with dependent children and amentally ill parent. The authors compare responses of professionalsin ten European countries and one state in Australia. The analysisof the differences sheds new light on both the inherent andsystem-determined difficulties in helping families to manage theirsituation effectively. * Features the only comparative study of mental health socialservices and the law governing compulsory hospital admission * Covers a current "hot-button" topic that is growing in importanceas the impact of social policy developments on children over timebecomes more apparent * Offers a unique perspective due to the focus on the impact ofchildren of mentally ill parents and the international systems thatdeal with child protection

The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents examines theinterventions made by professional workers from a range ofdifferent disciplines in families with dependent children and amentally ill parent. The authors compare responses of professionalsin ten European countries and one state in Australia. The analysisof the differences sheds new light on both the inherent andsystem-determined difficulties in helping families to manage theirsituation effectively.* Features the only comparative study of mental health socialservices and the law governing compulsory hospital admission* Covers a current "hot-button" topic that is growing in importanceas the impact of social policy developments on children over timebecomes more apparent* Offers a unique perspective due to the focus on the impact ofchildren of mentally ill parents and the international systems thatdeal with child protection

The Female Body in Mind introduces new ways of thinking about issues of women''s mental health assessment and treatment. Its multidisciplinary approach incorporates social, psychological, biological and philosophical perspectives on the female body.

The contributions, from notable academics in the field of women''s mental health, examine the relationship between women''s bodies, society and culture, demonstrating how the body has become a platform for women''s expression of their distress and anguish. The book is divided into six sections, all centred on the theme of the body, covering:

The body at risk. The hurting body. The reproductive body. The interactive body. Body-sensitive therapies. The body on my mind.

All professionals involved in women''s mental health will welcome this exploration of the complexities involved in the relationship between women bodies and their mental health.

The Female Body in Mind introduces new ways of thinking about issues of women''s mental health assessment and treatment. Its multidisciplinary approach incorporates social, psychological, biological and philosophical perspectives on the female body.

The contributions, from notable academics in the field of women''s mental health, examine the relationship between women''s bodies, society and culture, demonstrating how the body has become a platform for women''s expression of their distress and anguish. The book is divided into six sections, all centred on the theme of the body, covering:

The body at risk. The hurting body. The reproductive body. The interactive body. Body-sensitive therapies. The body on my mind.

All professionals involved in women''s mental health will welcome this exploration of the complexities involved in the relationship between women bodies and their mental health.