Gender-specific mental health care: the case for women-centred care louise PhilliPs and ann Jackson

2013 ◽  
pp. 106-119
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Gender Specific

scholarly journals A systematic review on sex- and gender-sensitive research in public mental health during the first wave of the COVID-19 crisis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Nanette Tibubos ◽  
Daniëlle Otten ◽  
Mareike Ernst ◽  
Manfred E. Beutel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Health Care Use ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Mental Health Care Use ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Specific ◽  
Specific Evaluation

BackgroundSex and gender are important modifiers of mental health and behavior in normal times and during crises. We investigated whether they were addressed by empirical, international research which explored the mental health and health behavior ramifications after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsWe systematically searched the databases PsyArXiv, PubMed, PsycInfo, Psyndex, PubPsych, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science for studies assessing mental health outcomes (main outcomes) as well as potential risk and protective health behavior (additional outcomes) up to July 2, 2020. FindingsMost of the 80 publications fulfilling the selection criteria reflected the static difference perspective treating sex and gender as dichotomous variables. The focus was on internalizing disorders (esp. anxiety and depression) burdening women in particular, while externalizing disorders were neglected. Sex- and gender-specific evaluation of mental health care use has also been lacking. With respect to unfavorable health behavior in terms of adherence to prescribed protective measures, men constitute a risk group. InterpretationsWomen remain a vulnerable group burdened by multiple stresses and mental health symptoms. The neglect of sex and gender-specific evaluation of aggression-related disorders, substance addiction, and mental health care use in the early stage represents a potentially dangerous oversight.

scholarly journals “It’s a sign of weakness:” Masculinity, Help-Seeking Behaviors, and Gender-Specific Experiences Accessing VA PTSD Care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly Silvestrini ◽  
Jessica A. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Female Veterans ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Ptsd Treatment ◽  
Male Veterans ◽  
Gender Specific

Abstract Background: Male veterans delay post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment and are less likely to engage in help-seeking behaviors or receive adequate mental health treatment. Male veterans face additional stigma seeking mental health care due to traditional masculine ideologies perpetuated by military culture. This study presents the gender-specific perspectives of veterans accessing VA PTSD care, focusing particularly on the help-seeking behaviors and barriers to care experienced by male veterans. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 U.S. veterans seeking treatment in VA primary care. Qualitative data analysis was coded using Atlas.ti, and thematic analysis was used to develop and refine themes. This study is part of a larger study examining veterans’ initiation of PTSD treatment. Results: Findings indicate that male veterans may be reluctant to initiate PTSD care due to stigma, distrust of the military or mental health care, and a desire to avoid reliving their trauma. Social support may encourage help-seeking behaviors among this population. Both male and female veterans reported a need for non-combat PTSD care and resources for military sexual trauma (MST). Conclusions: Findings indicate that male veterans face unique challenges accessing mental health services and PTSD treatment, while both male and female veterans may benefit from increased VA services focused on MST and non-combat specific PTSD.

A Tribute to the Late William J. Curran

1996 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-275
Author(s):  
O. Lawrence ◽  
J.D. Gostin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Harvard University ◽  
Legal Medicine ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
International Institute ◽  
University Professor

In the summer of 1979, a group of experts on law, medicine, and ethics assembled in Siracusa, Sicily, under the auspices of the International Commission of Jurists and the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Science, to draft guidelines on the rights of persons with mental illness. Sitting across the table from me was a quiet, proud man of distinctive intelligence, William J. Curran, Frances Glessner Lee Professor of Legal Medicine at Harvard University. Professor Curran was one of the principal drafters of those guidelines. Many years later in 1991, after several subsequent re-drafts by United Nations (U.N.) Rapporteur Erica-Irene Daes, the text was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly as the Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and for the Improvement of Mental Health Care. This was the kind of remarkable achievement in the field of law and medicine that Professor Curran repeated throughout his distinguished career.

Handbook of Person-Centered Mental Health Care

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nosheen Akhtar ◽  
Cheryl Forchuk ◽  
Katherine McKay ◽  
Sandra Fisman ◽  
Abraham Rudnick
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care

Psychometric Properties of the German Version of the Scale to Assess the Therapeutic Relationship in Community Mental Health Care (D-STAR)

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Loos ◽  
Reinhold Kilian ◽  
Thomas Becker ◽  
Birgit Janssen ◽  
Harald Freyberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Community Mental Health Care ◽  
German Version

Objective: There are presently no instruments available in German language to assess the therapeutic relationship in psychiatric care. This study validates the German version of the Scale to Assess the Therapeutic Relationship in Community Mental Health Care (D-STAR). Method: 460 persons with severe mental illness and 154 clinicians who had participated in a multicenter RCT testing a discharge planning intervention completed the D-STAR. Psychometric properties were established via item analysis, analyses of missing values, internal consistency, and confirmatory factor analysis. Furthermore, convergent validity was scrutinized via calculating correlations of the D-STAR scales with two measures of treatment satisfaction. Results: As in the original English version, fit indices of a 3-factor model of the therapeutic relationship were only moderate. However, the feasibility and internal consistency of the D-STAR was good, and correlations with other measures suggested reasonable convergent validity. Conclusions: The psychometric properties of the D-STAR are acceptable. Its use can be recommended in German-speaking countries to assess the therapeutic relationship in both routine care and research.

Transforming Mental Health Care for Children and Their Families.

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 615-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larke Huang ◽  
Beth Stroul ◽  
Robert Friedman ◽  
Patricia Mrazek ◽  
Barbara Friesen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care
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