Book Description:
This new book examines the role of stress in psychological disorders. Topics discussed include a review of psychosocial stress and health; family stress and psychological adjustments among welfare and non-welfare immigrants; eating disorders and stress; extending the stressor-strain perspective; role stress in flexible and creative roles and the effects of postpartum depression on the mother-infant relationship and child development. (Imprint: Nova Press)

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Table of Contents:
Preface

A Theoretical Review of Psychosocial Stress and Health, pp. 1-20
(Yin Paradies)

Family Stress and Psychological Adjustment among Welfare and Non Welfare Immigrants, pp. 21-42
(Gila Markovizky, Hadas Doron and Miri Sarid)

Prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress and Emotional and Behavioral Problems among Israeli Adolescents Exposed to Ongoing Terrorism, pp. 43-72
(Orna Braun-Lewensohn, Smadar Celestin-Westreich, Leon-Patrice Celestin, Dominique Verte and Ingrid Ponjaert-Kristoffersen)

The Effects of Postpartum Depression on the Mother-Infant Relationship and Child Development, pp. 73-98
(Deanna B. Davalos, Alana M. Campbell and Amanda L. Pala)

Individuals with Eating Disorders and Stress, pp. 99-112
(Christine Courbasson and Jenany Jeyarahan)

Extending the Stressor-Strain Perspective: A Review and Elaboration of the Possibility to Reverse Causality in Role Stress Models, pp. 113-128
(Daniel Ortqvist and Joakim Wincent)

Role Stress in Flexible and Creative Roles: Some Suggestions and How to Identify Positive Consequences, pp. 129-140
(Joakim Wincent and Daniel Ortqvist)

Index