Title: Mental Health Issues in Women - Women's Health Center - EverydayHealth.com
Headings: Common Mental Health Issues in Women
Common Mental Health Issues in Women
Mental Health: Women’s Health Issues
Mental Health: Women’s Symptoms Are Also Different
Mental Health: Why the Gender Differences?
Mental Health: Ongoing Research
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Content: Girls tend to become dissatisfied with their bodies at puberty, a reaction that is linked to depression. Girls are also sexually abused more often than boys, and one in five women will experience rape or attempted rape, which can lead to depression and panic disorder. Behavioral influences. There is some thinking that women are more apt to report mental health disturbances than men and that doctors are more prone to diagnose a woman with depression and to treat the condition with mood-altering drugs. Women are more likely to report mental health concerns to a general practitioner, while men report tend to discuss them with a mental health specialist. However, women are sometimes afraid to report physical violence and abuse. Mental Health: Ongoing Research
While distinctions between men and women weren't always clearly made in mental health research, in recent years government mandates have encouraged federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health to respond to the need for mental health research specific to women. Private organizations are also responding to the need to research men’s and women’s health issues separately. For example, researchers at the Women’s Health Research Center at Yale University in New Haven, Conn., are studying many issues related to women's mental health, including: