Book Reviews Women’s Mental Health

For clinicians considering electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and psychotropic drug treatment, the information on physiologic changes in drug metabolism and potential teratogenicity during pregnancy and lactation is both vital and humbling. Adolescent pregnancy is discussed in a developmental framework, with particular attention to the group at the highest risk for abuse, promiscuity, addictions, and sexually transmitted disease (STD). The simple and clear postpartum disorder classification is very useful as well.