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Handbook of Women, Stress and Trauma
Book Description
The Handbook of Women, Stress and Trauma focuses on the stresses and traumas that are unique to the lives of women. It is the first text to merge research from the fields of trauma and women's health and development. Using a lifespan developmental approach, the text begins by addressing specific issues women face in their lives, drawing upon theories of development and exploring how women's relationships with others buffer--or sometimes cause--stress and trauma. Combining aspects of female development with empirical data from the fields of women's health, family violence and stress and coping, this volume helps sensitive care providers to the specific needs of women exposed to traumatic events.
ISBN-10: 0415947421
ISBN-13: 978-0415947428
Routledge, 2005
Book review
This new edited collection is a wonderful resource for practitioners and researchers wishing to obtain an accessible, yet well-researched volume covering a range of stressors and traumas that women experience over the course of their lives.
The life span perspective is welcome with an initial set of chapters addressing women in different age groups and different types of stressors such as relational stress, childbearing loss and traumatic events such as sexual assault, elder abuse, health impacts of violence, and child abuse.
The final section of the book really fills an important gap by examining research on stress and trauma in specific populations, such as women of color, women with disabilities, and lesbian women.
The editor is a leader in the field and all chapter authors are experts in the areas. Their reviews on these topics are framed by interesting commentary and discussion of the real-life issues women face in society which make them very compelling to read!
Sarah Ullman, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago
Edited by Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
