Women's Health

Treatment

When treating woman it is important to note several differences from men.
  • One important consideration is that stress affects men and woman differently (Verma, et. al. 2011).
  • Depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, and eating disorders are most common in females.
  • The age of onset of mental illness can vary from men depending on the illness.
  • Sex hormones that arise from the X and the Y chromosomes have a profound influence on brain functioning and mental illness (Holden, 2005).
  • There are also societal stressors such as discrimination and inequality related to gender that can affect women's health (Otten, et. al. 2021).

Research

1.Verma R, Balhara YP, Gupta CS. Gender differences in stress response: Role of developmental and biological determinants. Ind Psychiatry J. 2011 Jan;20(1):4-10. doi: 10.4103/0972-6748.98407. PMID: 22969173; PMCID: PMC3425245. 2. Holden, C. (2005). Sex and the suffering brain. 3. Otten, D., Tibubos, A. N., Schomerus, G., Brähler, E., Binder, H., Kruse, J., ... & Beutel, M. E. (2021). Similarities and differences of mental health in women and men: A systematic review of findings in three large German cohorts. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 553071.

Common concerns

1. Pre/postnatal mental health care 2. Mental health illness caused by medical issues such as menapause, PCOS, Endometriosis, Fibroids, Polyps, etc. 3. Premenstral dysphoric disorder
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