• List of contributors; Foreword Robin MacGregor Murray; Preface David J. Castle; 1. Introduction and overview John McGrath, David J. Castle and Jayashri Kulkarni; 2. Sex differences in brain development, organization and degeneration: are they relevant to sex differences in schizophrenia? David J. Castle; 3. Women and schizophrenia: an epidemiological perspective David J. Castle; 4. Women and schizophrenia: clinical aspects Mary V. Seeman and Paul Fitzgerald; 5. Hormones and psychosis Jayashri Kulkarni and George Fink; 6. Reproductive, preconceptual and antenatal needs of women with schizophrenia Joanne Barkla and John McGrath; 7. Motherhood and schizophrenia Jenny Hearle and John McGrath; 8. Women and schizophrenia: treatment implications Paul Fitzgerald and Mary V. Seeman; 9. Overview of sex differences in schizophrenia: where have we been and where do we go from here? Jill M. Goldstein and Richard R. J. Lewine; Index.

'… an excellent presented example of the benefits of taking a view of psychiatry that is neither gender-blind nor using the male as prototypical … Women and Schizophrenia is a well-edited and readable little book with clear discussions on a variety of issues, from the neurological to the psychosocial. I strongly recommend its thought-provoking approach, which could help provide improved services both for women and their families and for men, as our understanding of Schizophrenia increases.' Fiona Subotsky, Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry