Counseling Women in Midlife: An Integrative Approach to Menopause
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jane E. Myers, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Menopause is a normative life transition that is experienced by virtually all women, yet remains poorly understood. The dominance
of the biomedical model results in a unidimensional definition of menopause as a biological event, ignoring the influence
of cultural and psychosocial factors. Counselors who use an integrative approach can not only provide accurate biomedical
information but also conceptualize menopause as a normative midlife transition. The purpose of this article is to provide a foundation
in biomedical issues and to consider how these independently, and in interaction with cultural and psychosocial factors,
influence the experience of menopause.
Counseling Women in Midlife: An Integrative Approach to Menopause
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Counseling and Development, 77(3), 258-266.
- Language: English
- Date: 1999
- Keywords
- Menopause, counseling, Midlife, Integrative counseling