In general, the rates of severe psychiatric disorders are almost the same for men and women. However, there are gender differences in the patterns of most psychiatric disorders (symptomatology, risk factors, course).
Gender is a critical determinant of mental health and disorders. Sex can improve and protect mental health. It can promote resilience and resilience to stress and challenges. Gender may control social position, status, and exposure to specific mental health risks. It can also determine treatment within the community and the community's sensitivity to it. Gender can determine the age of symptom onset, course and course.
Gender biases occur in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, the way of seeking help, self-treatment, and violence-related mental health problems.
Gender biases emerge.
When looking at mental disorders, it appears that there are some gender-specific risk factors. Women's gender-based roles, their constant responsibilities in the care of others, their greater exposure to negative life experiences, violence, socioeconomic disadvantages, as well as hormonal changes throughout life or during reproductive years make women more prone to some mental disorders.
According to the World Health Organization. According to data, while the depression rate among women is 41.9% in terms of disability due to neuropsychiatric disorders, this rate is 29.3% among men. The majority of the main mental health problems in the elderly, including depression, organic brain syndromes and dementia, are women. Of the approximately 50 million people affected by violent conflicts, civil wars, disasters and migrations, 80% are women and children. The lifetime prevalence rate of violence against women is between 16-50%. At least one in five women will experience rape or attempted rape in their lifetime. Depression, anxiety, psychological strain, sexual violence, domestic violence, and increasing rates of substance abuse affect women to a greater extent than men in different countries and different settings.
Multiple social roles, gender discrimination, poverty-related hunger, inadequate nutrition, overwork Pressures created by factors such as burden, domestic violence and sexual abuse increase the negativity for women's mental health. There is a positive relationship between the severity and frequency of mental health problems in women and the frequency and severity of social factors. The presence of severe life events that lead to feelings of loss, humiliation, or entrapment is predictive of depression.
In many countries, communication between female patients and healthcare professionals is extremely authoritarian and stigmatizing, making it difficult for women to disclose their psychological and emotional distress. When women dare to disclose their problems, many health professionals may over- or under-treat women due to gender bias
Some goals have been set by the World Health Organization to protect and improve women's mental health:
*Women's mental health To establish evidence on the prevalence and causes of health problems, as well as mediating and protective factors.
*To encourage the creation and implementation of health policies that will reveal the needs and concerns of women from childhood to old age. Improving the competence of primary care providers to recognize domestic violence, sexual abuse, acute and chronic stress, and treat mental health consequences
The five main areas of mental disorders affecting women of childbearing age are: Depression occurring during pregnancy, postpartum and menopausal periods, post-traumatic stress disorder associated with birth, mother-infant attachment disorders, perinatal grief, premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Mental health problems affecting women in current modern classification systems can be listed as follows: Mental health problems. Health-related morbidity is receiving significantly more attention. Diagnostic tools do not adequately meet women's assessment needs. Female-specific diagnostic features are not specified as diagnostic criteria for certain diseases, sad ECE has been mentioned as a marker of "postpartum onset" mood disorders. On the other hand, it is recommended to reintroduce gender bias in existing diagnostic tools and diagnostic criteria, provide alternative diagnostic thresholds or criterion sets, and offer gender-specific approaches.
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