Women's Pearls

This is a homage to women, as well as provides clinical pearls written by psychiatrists for clinicians and non-clinicians alike. Mental health as it relates to women is described throughout the chapters of this book. This book represents up-to-date information that can be used as a reference or as a study guide to understand clinical treatment for perinatal mental health. The book demonstrates the history and current understanding of women's mental health. A thorough description of mental health, wellness, diagnosis and treatment recommendations are seen throughout the chapters. Summarised highlights are depicted in each chapter in a form of a table. This book is an excellent learning tool for understanding women's health. It can be used as a self-health book to understand mental health as it relates to women. This book is a review for mental health workers, physicians, residents and students. About the Author Dr Korenis is the Associate Program Director for Psychiatry Residency Training at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center. She is an active medical educator who has developed curricula and didactics for all levels of psychiatric training. Dr. Korenis is an Assistant Professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and has served as Chair of the Young Physician's Section of the Bronx County Medical Society, member of the Cross Cultural Issues in Forensic Psychiatry for the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law and Delegate for the American Academy of Adolescent Psychiatry. She completed her undergraduate degree from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario and went on to graduate medical school from St. George's University School of Medicine. She graduated residency from Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center and completed a forensic psychiatry fellowship at New York University School of Medicine. Her areas of interest include acute management in the inpatient psychiatric setting as well as forensic issues in the psychiatric population. She is originally from Westport, Ontario, daughter of Stavros and Georgia Korenis and has one brother, Ioannis Korenis. She is currently living with her husband, Dr. Ryan Rios a Neuroradiologist in Westchester County, New York and together they have one son, Joshua.