violence against women – A New Vision for Mental Health

Abuse is main driver of mental ill health in women and girls, say psychiatrists

Author: Editorial 14th March 2024 0 Comments

This article by Denis Campbell has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “Abuse and violence suffered by women and girls is the main reason they are much more likely than men and boys to develop mental ill health, Britain’s psychiatrists say. Experiencing such behaviour can…
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emotion-focused care

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Sexy But Psycho: How the Patriarchy Uses Women’s Trauma Against Them

Author: Editorial 24th February 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Dr. Jessica Taylor. The publishers say: “Angry, opinionated, mouthy, aggressive, hysterical, mad, disordered, crazy, psycho, delusional, borderline, hormonal . . . Women have long been pathologized, locked up and medicated for not conforming to whichever…
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a coherent system

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