Women's Mental Health - Congress Topics

CONGRESS STREAMS 

Reproduction and Women’s Mental Health
· Puberty
· Sexuality and sexual dysfunction
· Menstrual cycle
· PMDD
· Contraception
· Abortion
· Infertility/Assisted fertilisation
· Maternal mental health
· Pregnancy and birth
· Pregnancy loss
· Caesarean sections
· Midwifery
· Infanticide
· Postpartum disorders
· Menopause
· Hormone therapy
· Older Mothers

Women and Psychiatric Disorders
· Epidemiology
· Screening and Assessment
· Mood disorders
· Anxiety disorders
· ADH
· Psychosis
· Dementia
· Substance abuse
· Eating disorders
· Suicide

Treatment Issues for Women with Mental Illness
· Psychopharmacology
· Psychotherapies
· New treatments
· Complementary and Alternative

Etiology and Prevention of Mental Illness in Women
· Genetics
· Brain differences
· Stress
· Well-being
· Resilience
· Preventive strategies

Psychological Aspects of Medical Illness in Women
· Consultation
· Gynecologic cancer
· Breast cancer
· Cardiovascular disease
· Autoimmune diseases
· Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
· HIV/AIDS
· Smoking

Women’s Mental Health in Special Populations
· Child & Adolescent Mental Health
· Aging & Elderly Women
· Indigenous and First Nation Women
· Immigrants & Refugees
· Lesbian Mental Health

Political and Sociocultural Aspects of Women’s Mental Health
· Ethical challenges
· Diversity issues
· International women’s mental health
· Ethnic/ cultural/ religious challenges
· Poverty
· Trauma, violence, abuse, discrimination
· War and natural disasters
· Women’s career development
· Feminism
· Women and leadership
· Global Warming