title: Evaluation and Management of Behavioral Health Disorders in Women: An Overview of Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, and Sleep in the Primary Care Setting.
abstract: Providers of obstetric and gynecologic care are often the most commonly seen medical providers for adult women, providing primary and reproductive care. Even where psychiatric care is readily available, obstetricians/gynecologists are frequently the front line for recognition, education, and initial management of many mental health problems. In settings where psychiatric treatment is a more scarce resource, obstetricians/gynecologists often are responsible for ongoing treatment of these disorders. This review focuses on the impact of the female reproductive life cycle on the presentation and management of some of the most common behavioral health problems in women: major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and primary sleep disorders.
authors.affiliation: The Women's Program, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, 710 West 168th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: eem36@cumc.columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fitelson
authors.affiliation: The Women's Program, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, 710 West 168th Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McGibbon
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: Anxiety disorders; Behavioral health; Bipolar disorder; Depression; Mental health; Reproductive; Sleep disorders; Women