Peer gender and mental health

Gender and Mental health

Gender and Mental Health

This paper addresses the relationship between gender and mental health. First, the field of mental health and the concept of gender is introduced. This is followed by a discussion of the forms of gender bias implicated in mental health research. Next, gender differences in mental health outcomes are described, including differences in the prevalence and course of conditions. Evidence related to...

Peer support in mental health services.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Considering international diversity in the implementation of mental health peer support and an increasing research interest in peer support work (PSW), this review focuses on priorities in current research and practice. With grassroots in informal services for people with mental health problems, peer support has been strengthened by the recovery paradigm in mental health polic...

Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence Gender Disparities in Mental Health World Health Organization

This paper examines current evidence regarding rates, risk factors, correlates and consequences of gender disparities in mental health. Gender is conceptualized as a structural determinant of mental health and mental illness that runs like a fault line, interconnecting with and deepening the disparities associated with other important socioeconomic determinants such as income, employment and so...

the role of forgiveness and gender in predictability of mental health among agings from shahrekord

Aim: This study was accomplished to predict mental health and its dimensions based on forgiveness and gender variables in the aging of Shahrekord. The study population comprised of aging in Shahrekord city, and a sample of 120 agings in Aftab, Khane Jahandidegan, and Farhikhtegan senior centers was selected with purposive sampling. , Method: In this study, The World Health Organization Mental H...