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Grela C - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Women Mental Health and gender.
2001Co-Authors: Lopez Gomez A, Grela CAbstract:The field of Womens Mental Health is being revised and rebuilt in the light of emerging paradigms. Scientific advances social and historical changes the incorporation of women into the work force and other areas of the public sphere and the actions of Womens movements all have drawn public attention to the conditions of inequality inherent in Womens social status. During the Womens Reflection Workshops offered in Montevideo Uruguay women participants identified that they need to be accepted and valued by others and that they have fears of being alone and of not being loved considered or acknowledged. However it is noted that the hegemonic role that restricts Womens existence fundaMentally to one sphere also contains the seed of transformation and the possibility to re-make their lives. Women can excel in collective projects when they use the capacities of their gender in a social and communal dimension. To turn the spotlight away from the hegemonic biomedical perspective on Mental Health there is a need to undertake a profound revision of these paradigms and create interventions that can meet Womens needs and demands. Moreover rethinking the field of Mental Health requires an examination of the history of female subjectivity and Mental Health as well as examining conditions of women’s inequality.
U Niaz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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overview of Womens Mental Health in pakistan
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2001Co-Authors: U NiazAbstract:World wide the previous three decades witnessed great advances in female betterment covering all aspects of life and yet they continue leading complexly difficult lives. The cause of female suffering can be grouped under the heading "Contradictory Expectations" Globalization and international capitalism portray the pathological difference between the first world woman’s material comforts and the third world woman’s wide spread exploitation. Whereas the former is coaxed into spending atrocious amounts "out of loathing for their bodies" the later are sometimes "bought and sold beaten and mutilated even killed with impunity and social approval disposed and disinherited despite legal safeguards." Analyzing the scenario of female status in Pakistan and the consequential effects on their Mental Health one finds a marked diversity in the lives of the urban and rural women be it their identity self-image political awareness freedom of expression or social status. Rapid urbanization impact of information explosion along with increasing literacy rates job opportunities and programs for women empowerment both at government and NGO levels has had a positive impact on the lives of urban Pakistani women placing them almost at par with women of the developed countries. Yet keeping in touch with their culture and tradition they uphold their social values rigidly synchronizing between the cultural religious and modern socio economic needs and the intellectual and social demands of time. Despite the many irritants and constraints both at home and the societal level where they are still not ready to accept woman-empowerment the urban women strives to achieve their goal. Understandably in the absence of such hindrances the urban woman would have realized her inherent potential and personality strengths in a more positive productive and balanced manner-yet the struggle goes on. (excerpt)
Kleintjes S - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Womens Mental Health in South Africa.
South African Health Review, 2006Co-Authors: Moultrie A, Kleintjes SAbstract:Mental Health is a neglected topic and that of Womens Mental Health even more so with the latter receiving little attention within the South African public Health sector. This chapter provides a selective focused overview of Womens Mental Health issues requiring public sector attention in South Africa. It reports global and South African prevalence rates and burden of disease estimates for common Mental disorders in women focusing on depressive and anxiety disorders. Several key factors which impact on the Mental Health status of South African women are discussed namely gender disadvantage poverty gender violence HIV and peripartum depression. Policy and programme implications of Womens Mental Health issues are noted and recommendations for effecting a comprehensive multi-sectoral approach to improving the Mental Health status of women are outlined. (authors)
Lopez Gomez A - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Women Mental Health and gender.
2001Co-Authors: Lopez Gomez A, Grela CAbstract:The field of Womens Mental Health is being revised and rebuilt in the light of emerging paradigms. Scientific advances social and historical changes the incorporation of women into the work force and other areas of the public sphere and the actions of Womens movements all have drawn public attention to the conditions of inequality inherent in Womens social status. During the Womens Reflection Workshops offered in Montevideo Uruguay women participants identified that they need to be accepted and valued by others and that they have fears of being alone and of not being loved considered or acknowledged. However it is noted that the hegemonic role that restricts Womens existence fundaMentally to one sphere also contains the seed of transformation and the possibility to re-make their lives. Women can excel in collective projects when they use the capacities of their gender in a social and communal dimension. To turn the spotlight away from the hegemonic biomedical perspective on Mental Health there is a need to undertake a profound revision of these paradigms and create interventions that can meet Womens needs and demands. Moreover rethinking the field of Mental Health requires an examination of the history of female subjectivity and Mental Health as well as examining conditions of women’s inequality.
Mohammad Abo Hilal - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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your words your power writing as a self empowering tool for Womens Mental Health in developing countries
International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience, 2016Co-Authors: Joanna Robaczewska, Dimitra Didangelou, Mohammad Abo HilalAbstract:It has been seen that women in developing countries face many challenges that can stop them from fulfilling their potential, but also increase the risk of Mental illness. Therefore it is very important to put in place effective strategies that can help these women improve their Mental wellbeing as well as increase their inner strength and resilience. Considering the financial constrains these strategies need to be also cost-efficient. Here we would like to discuss the potential of writing as a tool for Womens’ Mental Health in developing countries, where writing is not well known as a therapeutic method. The method has been however already used for psycho-emotional development with positive results in the western world. Here we show how by implementing writing as a selfempowering tool for Womens' Mental Health in developing countries a significant contribution to Womens’ empowerment can be made.
