PSYD33H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Bulimia Nervosa, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Analysis Of Variance
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There is a gender difference in mental health disorders such as depressive, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorder and domestic violence. - while gender indicates culturally- and socially-shaped variations between men and women. Gender equality- fairness and justice in benefits and responsibilities between genders. Mix of biology and social determinants that determines health inequalities. - low psychosocial in women linked to more physical morbidity and poor mental health, premature death also. Mental and behavioural disorders are estimated to account for 12% of disability-adjusted life-years lost globally and 31% of all years lived with disability at all ages and in both sexes but still most countries don"t have mental health policies. Medline study for the years 1991- 2006 (15 years) compared gender differences and sex differenced. Gender differene exist even in lack of socioeconomic gradient. - never married and separated/divorced men have higher overall admission rates to mental health facilities than women in the same marital status categories.
