Final discussion

 

the psychosocial aspect of female health is just as important as the  management of Diabetes and Hypertension. The World Health Organization  (WHO, n.d.) addresses women’s mental health facts as follows: 

• Depressive disorders account for close to 41.9% of the disability  from neuropsychiatric disorders among women compared to 29.3% among men.
• Leading mental health problems of the older adults 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. 
  Lifetime prevalence rate of violence against women ranges from 16% to 50%.
• At least one in five women suffer rape or attempted rape in their  lifetime. Select a mental health illness as a diagnosis for a female  patient, perhaps one you have encountered in the clinical setting.  Describe the illness, how is it treated? What is your follow-up? Discuss  how the WHO’s comprehensive mental health action plan 2013 – 2020  addresses a strategy for change in the mental health illness you  selected.