Relates the findings of the World Health Organization (WHO) which places women at a greater risk of mental illness than men due to pressures of marriage and workplace discrimination. WHO's appeal for enhanced mental health care services; Common mental illness among women; Factors affecting women'...
We also have yet to address the issues of violence against women and sexual abuse, with a significant portion going unreported. Interestingly, there’s a peculiar fact: ‘Women are 2 to 3 times more likely toattemptsuicide, yet men are 4 times more likely to die from suicide.’ This could...
of mental illness to non-organic disorders where there was acute distress and/or disorganization, Jeanette Tudor and I found that since World War II in western industrial societies the data from a variety of sources consistently indicated that women have higher rates of mental illness than men. ...
Mental illness and physical health in older people Mental illness was recorded in 17% of men and 30% of women at the first examination of a random sample of the population of north Edinburgh consisting of 2... MAULE M. M.,MILNE J. S.,WILLIAMSON J. - 《Age & Ageing》 被引量: 146...
The current study examines two contrasting models of the relationship between illness disclosure and mental health among an ethnically-diverse group of women with HIV/AIDS. In the first, and commonly accepted model, illness disclosure predicts enhanced mental health status. In the second or alternate...
Fewer men than women express feelings of sadness or seek professional help, so the actual number of men with depression may be underestimated. Symptoms of depression are the same in both genders: persistent sadness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, loss off interest or sense of pleasure in acti...
Relationships are critical to a woman's growth and development, yet when living with serious mental illness, developing and nurturing connections can be challenging. This qualitative study explored the nature and quality of support provided within relationships for 14 women with schizophrenia. Families ...
Women revealed a sense of helplessness, fear, and secrecy related to their experiences. The problem of sexual coercion is seldom addressed in mental health care in India; the prevalence and severity of such experiences warrant immediate clinical attention and continued research. 展开 ...
Why do an overwhelmingly larger proportion of women than men suffer from depression and emotional distress? Is it because, as feminists would argue, that women are reacting to a misogynistic world? Or is their madness mental illness, as the "experts" would claim? In this book, Jane Ussher ex...
Much of the literature about maternal mental illness makes assumptions about theproblems in the relationship between mentally ill mothers and their children without theperspective of the mother's point of view. This exploratory qualitative study focused onthe experiences of six mothers who were currently...