The Psychology of PCOS

Stacey L. Williams, PhD, is a social-health psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). She directs the Social Issues and Relations Laboratory in which she and her students study stigma and health. She has published dozens of articles in this area and her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health. She teaches courses in topics related to diversity, gender and sexuality, and research methods and statistics. Currently she serves as the chair of the campus Institutional Review Board. Recent accomplishments include membership in the Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology (LIWP) and awards for both her research and equity and inclusion work: ETSU College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Research Award, Hayward Outstanding Psychology Faculty Award, Notable Woman Award, and the Patricia E. Robertson Diversity Leadership Award. Prior to her professorship, she earned her PhD in psychology at Kent State University and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in social environment and health at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.  

Series Foreword
Preface: A Note to the Reader
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Why We Need a Psychological Science of PCOS and What This Book Does
Chapter 1: Breaking the Psychological Silence: An Overview of PCOS
Chapter 2: PCOS Stigma: One Diagnosis but Multiple Stigmas
Chapter 3: Gendered Embodiment of PCOS
Chapter 4: Social Support and Close Relationships in the PCOS Context
Chapter 5: Psychological Risk and Growth in PCOS
Chapter 6: Health Risks and Inadequate PCOS Healthcare Resources
Chapter 7: A PCOS Call to Action: Interventions, Advocacy, and Psychological Science
Appendix A : Methodology
Appendix B: Suggested Reading List
References 
Index 
About the Author