Describes evidence-based practice guidelines developed to assess the possibility of osteoporosis after a low-trauma fracture in women over the age of 40.
Provides an understanding of the risks of depression in women, with a focus on the psychosocial factors. Describes some tools for screening depression in the primary care setting.
Summarizes the epidemiology, clinical features, and treatment of antepartum and postpartum major depression to enable primary care clinicians to recognize and screen for perinatal mood disorders and to initiate the risk-benefit decision-making process used in treatment selection. Also helps identify patient factors that warrant psychiatric consultation.
Demonstrates that adolescent girls are at a higher risk of depression than boys are, and that depression is of particular concern in pregnant and postpartum adolescents because of the potential impact on the infant. Argues that primary care providers (PCPs) should routinely screen adolescent girls for depression and consider depression in their differential diagnoses of somatic complaints.
Focuses on the role of the community-based primary care provider in assessing, diagnosing, and treating depressed female offenders confined in prisons.
Reviews the current literature regarding risk factors for suicide among women. Addresses the theories regarding risk and protective factors for women. Integrates the findings into a practical assessment of women’s risk of suicide in clinical settings.
Works to improve the quality of medical care available to the public, establish and maintain standards of excellence in the specialty of Family Practice, improve the standards of medical education for training in Family Practice, and determine by evaluation the fitness of specialists in Family Practice who apply for and hold certificates.
