Abstract
This chapter examines critical issues in women’s behavioral health from an interdisciplinary public health perspective. The content discusses some of the major concerns in improving women’s health outcomes, including a discussion of current challenges in prevention and treatment of HIV, postpartum depression, and trauma-informed care, which are significant public health concerns. The chapter concludes with an Implications for Behavioral Health section, discussing the relevance of each issue to the overall field of women’s behavioral health and health-care policy.
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11 October 2019
1. The original version of the opening page of chapter 8 and contributors section in FM were inadvertently published with incorrect affiliation (city) information of author “Ralph J. DiClemente”. This has been updated as “New York, NY, USA”.
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Becker, M.A., Lynn, V.A. (2020). Women’s Behavioral Health Needs. In: Levin, B.L., Hanson, A. (eds) Foundations of Behavioral Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18435-3_9
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