For the final installment of the Birth Day Blog, it’s time to talk about what happens after the Birth Day has passed, after the cord stump has dried, the well-wishers have gone home, and, if a woman is so blessed, the congratulatory flowers have started to droop and the balloons to deflate. After the initial [...]
After doing the readings and having time to delve deeper into the issue of human trafficking, I inevitably thought of the issue’s relevance to my blogs regarding mental health of women. According to the US State Department, annually, an approximate 50,000 women are trafficked to the United States each year (1). In terms of societal [...]
Over the quarter I have highlighted the insecurities of girls with dyslexia, their inadequate access to proper education as well as initiatives to improve their self image and improve their education. I have spent all of my blog posts writing about all the negatives associated with dyslexia and being female. What I haven’t talked about [...]
“ And it just worsened and 3 days after I was home … I didn’t want anything to do with him [the baby]/and he cried and cried” (5) Outside of the course, my academic interest primarily focus on parental engagement and a child’s linguisitic competency. Mother-child physical and verbal interactions are crucial for a [...]
Physical and sexual abuse have immediate and long term effects on a woman’s mental health, as seen by numerous studies. An interesting study was recently done that looked to predict the likelihood of a particular college women being raped based on multiple childhood and situational variables. The study performed a preliminary screening of over 250 [...]
Today I will be discussing a second intervention I have found regarding women with learning disabilities and their self-perception as well as mental health. This intervention specifically focuses on women who have be subjected to any sort of violence, assault, abuse and/or rape. Brown et al found that women with learning disabilities have a higher [...]
An article published in The Lancet in October 2011 declared “Mental health–the economic imperative” in developing countries. Not only is it an economic imperative, it is a women’s health imperative given the disparate impact that it has on women. Interventions to address this mounting problem are needed, but are often not given the priority they [...]
In light of our discussions of Violence of Against Women, I wanted to focus my blog topic today on violence and sexual abuse involving learning disabled women. A study performed at Leeds Metropolitan University found that girls with learning disabilities have difficultly developing a healthy sexuality [1]. Additionally many doctors treat their disabled patients as [...]
Success and Setbacks of Developing Interventions for Women’s Mental Health Issues
Since this is my last blog, I see it fitting to end on a more optimistic note; so this week I want to discuss another potential intervention for improving women’s mental health. Additionally, since it’s important to look at past research to see what works and what doesn’t when looking to the future, I will [...]