women and mental health

1. WOMEN AND MENTAL HEALTH
BY :
Sayantani Mondal
M.Sc. Nursing 1st Year
Institute of Psychiatry-COE
College of Nursing

2. "The reason for, the temperate will Endurance,
foresight, strength, and skill
A perfect woman, nobly planned to warn, to
comfort, and command”
-William Wordsworth

3. WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION
REPORT, 2018) THE FACTS (WORLD HEALTH
ORGANISATION REPORT , 2018)
• Depressive disorders account for chose to 41.9%
of the disability from neuropsychiatric disorders
among women compared to 29.3% among men.
• Leading mental health problems of the elderly
are depression organic brain syndromes, and
dementias, a majority are women.
• An estimated 80% of 50 million people affected
by violent conflicts civil wars, disasters, and
displacement are women and children.

4. • Lifetime prevalence rate of violence against
women ranges from 16% to 50%.
• At least one in five women suffers rape or
attempted rape in their lifetime.

5. Women mental health are affected by :
• Pressures created by their multiple roles
• Gender discrimination
• Associated factors of poverty
• Hunger
• Malnutrition
• Overwork
• Sexual abuse

6. WOMEN AND MENTAL HEALTH
A. MENSTRUATION, MENOPAUSE, AND
MENTAL HEALTH
B. POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
C. INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV)
D. POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME
E. CONCEPTION AND WOMEN MENTAL
HEALTH
F. INFERTILITY AND MENTAL HEALTH
G. PREGNANCY AND MENTAL HEALTH

7. MENSTRUATION,
MENOPAUSE
AND
MENTAL HEALTH

9. 1. PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
Psychological symptoms of PMS:
• Depression
• Anger
• Irritability
• Anxiety
• Sensitivity to rejection

10. Physical symptoms of PMS:
• Fatigue
• Sleep disturbance
• Increased appetite
• Abdominal bloating
• Breast tenderness
• Headaches (sometimes known as menstrual
migraines)
• Muscle aches and joint pain
• Swelling of extremities

11. 2. PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC
DISORDER, OR PMDD

12. What is PMDD?
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder is a severe
form of PMS, that includes unpleasant physical
and behavioural symptoms that usually resolve
with the onset of menstruation.

13. • Biologic, psychological, environmental, and
social factors all seem to play a part in PMDD.
• It is important to note that PMDD is not the
fault of the woman suffering from it or the
result of a "weak" or unstable personality.
• It is also not something that is "all in the
woman's head."
• Rather, PMDD is a medical illness that
impacts only 3% to 8% of women.

14. SYMPTOMS
• Fatigue
• Mood changes
• Abdominal
bloating
• Breast
tenderness
• Headache
• Irritability
• Depression
• Increased
appetite

15. • Acne
• Oversensitivity to environmental stimuli
• Hot flashes,
• Heart palpitations
• Easy crying
• Difficulty concentrating
• Dizziness
• Sleeplessness
• Forgetfulness
• Gastrointestinal (stomach, bowel) upset

16. TREATMENT
LIFESTYLE CHANGES :
• Eat lesser amounts of caffeine, sugar, and
sodium
• Drink less alcohol
• Smoke less
• Get plenty of sleep
• Exercise more
• Try talk therapy

17. MEDICATIONS :
• Calcium (1200 mg per day was shown to
reduce PMS symptoms
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
(SSRIs) to treat depreesion
• Hormonal treatments such as oral
contraceptives

18. COMPLICATIONS
Severe Depression
Suicidal Thoughts

19. 3. MENOPAUSE AND MOOD CHANGES
During the transition to menopause, levels of
the hormone estrogen drop, causing wide-
rangingchanges throughout the body. Many of
thesechanges have direct connections
to menopausa mood swings.

21. TREATMENT
Lifestyle Changes :
Exercise
Meditation
Proper Diet
Enough Sleep
Medicine :
Antidepressant
Hormone Therapy

22. DEPRESSION

23. SYMPTOMS

24. TREATMENT

25. POST-TRAUMATIC
STRESS DISORDER
(PTSD)

26. PTSD develop when a woman :
• Have a past mental health problem (like
depression or anxiety)
• Experience a very severe or life-threatening
trauma
• Were sexually assaulted
• Were injured during the event
• Had a severe reaction at the time of the event
• Experienced other stressful events afterwards
• Do not have god social support

30. INTIMATE PARTNER
VIOLENCE (IPV)

31. IPV could include any of the following:
• Physical violence - hitting, pushing grabbing
biting choking shaking slapping
• Sexual violence- attempted or actual sexual
contact without consent.

32. Cont…
• Threats of physical or sexual abuse- words,
books or gestures to control or frighten .
• Psychological or emotional abuse-
humiliation. putting down, shooting

33. Cont…
• Threatening Stalking- following harassing, or
unwanted contact that makes you feel afraid

34. POLYCYSTIC
OVARIAN
SYNDROME

37. PCOS
can also lead
to severe
mental health
issues including:
• Anxiety,
• Depression
• Eating
disorders

38. TREATMENT
Symptomatic Management
• Hormone Therapy
• Nutritional Therapy
• Exercise