Out of Her Mind - How We Are Failing Women's Mental Health and What Must Change
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| Verlag | Cambridge University Press |
| Auflage | 2024 |
| Seiten | 312 |
| Format | 15,0 x 2,0 x 22,5 cm |
| Gewicht | 540 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781009382465 |
| Bestell-Nr | 00938246UA |
Despite advances in mental healthcare, women and girls remain disproportionately disadvantaged. Gask explains what must change and why.
For centuries so called 'difficult women' have been labelled as 'hysterical' and 'out of their minds'. Today they wait longer for health diagnoses, often being told it's 'all in their heads'. Although healthcare systems are overburdened, why are women the first to feel the effects of this? Why is it so hard for women to find the kind of help they need? Why is no one listening to them? And why have so many lost faith in mental healthcare? Drawing on the lived experiences of women, alongside expert commentators, recent history, current events, and her own personal and professional experience, Dr Linda Gask explores women's mental healthcare today. In doing so she confronts her role as a psychiatrist, recalling experiences treating women and as a woman who has received mental healthcare, illustrating the dire need for more change, faster. Women can't all be out of their minds.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Introduction: Are We Out of Our Minds?; 1. Growing up a Girl; 2. Family Life; 3. The Art of Starvation; 4. The Costs of Fertility; 5. Women's Work; 6. Unheard, Ignored, Entrapped?; 7. Where Gender, Sex and Mental Health Collide; 8. Survivors of Male Violence; 9. Locked Away; 10. Borderline; 11. Failed by Mental Health Care; 12. Written Off Too Soon; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; Index.
Rezension:
'I have had the privilege of knowing Linda for over 30 years and have always been in awe of her intelligence and incisiveness. I have learned so much from her and owe much to her. This book is testament to Linda's ability to distil complex ideas to narrative that will be appealing to a range of audiences. Linda spoke to an incredible range of women in writing this book - and gives voice to their ideas, experiences and concerns. That Linda also shares her own experiences is powerful and makes for an intimate read. The book is thought-provoking and should be recommended reading for anyone working in health and social care. Linda's call for social justice is well made.' Carolyn Chew-Graham, OBE, GP Principal in Manchester and Professor of General Practice Research at Keele University
