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Women, mental health, and hormones
Women experience depression twice as much as men, and four times as much anxiety—yet their mental health has not had high priority. Biological, social and psychological factors mean that men and women experience mental illness differently, so why shouldn’t gender be considered when developing treatments? All in the Mind hears about innovative hormonal therapy which may provide effective relief.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/...238#transcript |
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Thank you for sharing, I really enjoy reading all your informative posts, I haven't had a chance to read all the transcript but it does seem that gender should be considered more when treating mental illness.
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Our hormones definitely get a battering through our lives, so depression and other mental health issues caused by hormonal imbalances are understandably high. I have quite severe PMT that intensifies my ongoing SA, but I am yet to find a GP who will do anything other than recommend I go on the pill (which I don't need and has always made me feel worse) or wear a pretty dress (yes, seriously was told this would sort me out).
Womens mental health is not taken as seriously as it should be. How many times, as a working single mother, have I heard 'everyone gets tired in your position'. Yes, because i'm obviously just tired |
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That's interesting to read, I didn't realise it affected women and men differently !
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Hmm, yet the suicide rate is much higher amongst men.
When it comes to depression I think there's a lot of men who should be prescribed testosterone instead of shite anti depressants. But most of us haven't got a hope in hell of getting a TRT prescription on the NHS. |
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I have read many times that suicide is highest among young men, and there definitely needs to be more research into this and more help available. You mention testosterone, and this is something not talked about enough. Men can be affected by hormonal imbalances too! Most people think of testosterone as something for body builders, or something that makes men aggressive and territorial. Well, no more than oestrogen makes women weepy and vulnerable |
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My opinion is that the more we divide human beings up into categories, the easier it becomes to pathologize every facet of life and the nearer we get to the American model of children eating Ritalin like they are smarties.
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All those who perpetuate such expectations are responsible for these deaths. |
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