Clinical Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology
A Patient-centred Biopsychosocial Practice
Edited by Mira Lal
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Edited by Mira Lal, Honorary Academic Fellow, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
Dr. Mira Lal is an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist specialising in the physical, mental, and social facets of women's disease and well-being. She undertook clinical research to understand mind-body (psychosomatic) interactions in disease, and was conferred a post-MRCOG doctorate encompassing Obstetrics & Gynaecology along with Neuroscience, Psychiatry; Social Pathology; Social & Public welfare; Psychology; Public aspects of Medicine; Family, Marriage & Woman and Statistics. She was made an Expert Columnist for the Sociedad Iberoamericana de Información Científica and was awarded a prize for presenting at the EBCOG Congress in 2014. In recognition of her attainments, besides invited publications/reviewing, she was granted Fellowship of of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists for "advancing the Art & Science of Obstetrics and Gynaecology".
Contributors:
Gianni Allais- Women's Headache Centre, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Hiroyuki Asakura- Ohgimachi Ladies Clinic, Osaka, Japan
Education, Shitennoji University, Osaka, Japan
Chiara Bendetto- Women's Headache Centre, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Johannes Bitzer- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
Roch Cantwell- Perinatal Mental Health Service, Department of Psychiatry, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK
Iliara Castagnoli Gabellari- Women's Headache Centre, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Thomas G. O'Connor- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
Kieran O'Donnell- Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal (Qc), Canada
Vivette Glover- Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London, UK
Tatsuya Hayashi- Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Mayumi Ishida- Department of Psycho-Oncology, Saitama-Medical University International Medical Center, Japan
Allan B. Maclean- University Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Free Hospital, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, UK
Tamaki Matsumoto- Department of Health Education, Faculty of Education, Shitennoji University, Osaka, Japan
Reiko Ohkawa- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Hospital Organization, Chiba Medical Center, Chuoku, Chiba City, Japan
Hideki Onishi- Department of Psycho-Oncology, Saitama-Medical University International Medical Center, Japan