Linda

Out of Her Mind: How We Are Failing Women's Mental Health and What Must Change

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ISBN 13:: 9781009382465
author:: Linda
format:: Hardback
publisher:: Cambridge University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2024
Pages:: 312
Dimensions:: 21.1 x 13.7 x 3.1 centimetres (0
Genre:: Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Women's Studies,
Condition:: New
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For centuries, women who have been labelled 'difficult' or 'out of their minds' have faced significant barriers to receiving proper mental healthcare. Today, this issue persists, with women often waiting longer for diagnoses and being told that their symptoms are 'all in their heads'. Despite the challenges faced by healthcare systems, it is striking that women are disproportionately affected.

Dr Linda Gask explores the current state of women's mental healthcare, drawing on her own experiences as a psychiatrist, as well as those of other women who have received mental healthcare. She examines why women often struggle to find the help they need and why there has been a loss of faith in mental healthcare systems.

Through a combination of expert commentary, recent history, and personal experience, Dr Gask sheds light on the urgent need for change in women's mental healthcare. A crucial examination of the issues facing women today, this book is an important contribution to our understanding of this critical topic.

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