Patricia Noonan-Walsh & Patricia Walsh 
Health of Women with Intellectual Disabilities 

The first interdisciplinary book taking a contextual approach to the developing health needs of women with intellectual disabilities. It considers the social, economic and political contexts of health promotion. Its concise but comprehensive evidence base makes it a unique, reliable source for a wide readership.

Tabella dei contenuti

Introduction.

Section One- Health Status and Trends.

Reproductive and Physical Health in Women with Intellectual
Disabilities.

Women Aging with Intellectual Disabilities: What are the Health
Risks?.

Women’s Mental Health.

Section Two- Social Context of Health.

Women’s Health: Social and Economic Contexts.

A Historical Approach to the Rights of Women with Intellectual
Disabilities.

Unholy Trinity: Women, Parenting and Intellectual
Disabilities.

Social Roles and Informal Supports for Women with Intellectual
Disabilities.

Section Three- Promoting Health.

Health and Aging Issues for Women with Intellectual Disabilities
in their own Voices.

Sexuality of Women with Intellectual Disabilities.

Risk and Vulnerability: Dilemmas for Women with Intellectual
Disabilities.

Health Education for Women with Intellectual Disabilities.

Building Supports for Women with Intellectual Disabilities
Across the Lifespan Nursing Perspective with Practical
Considerations.

Men’s Health: The Female of the Species is more Healthy than the
Male.

Circa l’autore

Patricia Noonan-Walsh is the editor of Health of Women with Intellectual Disabilities, published by Wiley.

Patricia Walsh is the editor of Health of Women with Intellectual Disabilities, published by Wiley.

Tamar Heller is the editor of Health of Women with Intellectual Disabilities, published by Wiley.