WOMENS HEALTH ISSUES - A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT LITERATURE IN THE SOCIAL-WORK JOURNALS, 1985-1992

To assess the ways in which social work is addressing issues in women' s health care, the profession's journals from 1985-1992 were searched, yielding 36 articles. Over half addressed issues of reproduction and sexuality including pregnancy, family planning, abortion, substance ab use in pregnancy, and fetal protection policies. Remaining articles ad dressed medical diagnoses; including AIDS/HIV/STDs, cancer, illnesses associated with aging, PMS, Turner's Syndrome, and chronic fatigue syn drome. Foci, methodologies, and recommendations are discussed and the authors critically analyze the articles' reflections of the status of women's health as a social work concern.