Women 40% more likely than men to develop mental illness, study finds
Women are up to 40% more likely than men to develop mental health conditions, according to new analysis by a clinical psychologist at Oxford University. The finding, based on analysis of epidemiological studies from the UK, US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, has significant consequences for public health, according to Prof Daniel Freeman, who said [...]
Thousands of new mothers have mental health problems according to DSM5
Thousands of new mothers have mental health problems according to a new study. Source:Supplied THOUSANDS of Australian babies are being born to mothers with mental health problems, according to research which highlights the need for early intervention and support. The biggest problems are drugs and alcohol, followed by stress-related disorders, says Dr Melissa O’Donnell, whose team [...]
Secondhand Smoke is More Damaging For Teen Girls Than Boys
Getty Images Even non-smokers can experience health hazards from cigarette smoke, and the latest study suggests the dangers may depend on your gender. About 46,000 non-smokers in the U.S. die from heart disease and 3,400 are claimed by lung cancer each year, according to the American Cancer Society. The most likely culprit? Second hand smoke, which [...]
Women and Mental Health, A Cause for Concern
In this edition of health and nutrition the columnist will bring you an interview conducted with the executive director of Elementally Wellbeing a charity in the United Kingdom that is having a project in the Gambia called thrive -Gambia that is looking at the mental derange people. Marion Aslan this is what she has to [...]
Girls in crisis: expert calls for help
Steve Biddulph … says anxiety is on the rise. Photo: Steve Lunam WOMEN must engage in a “more active feminism” to rescue the present generation of girls who are in crisis and having their anxiety exploited, says the parenting expert and therapist Steve Biddulph. The bestselling author of Raising Boys, who helped a generation of [...]
Childbirth-Related Psychological Trauma: An Issue Whose Time Has Come
By Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Ph.D., IBCLC, RLC, FAPA I first became interested in childbirth-related psychological trauma in 1990. Twenty-three years ago, it was not on researchers’ radar. I found only one study, and it reported that there was no relation between women’s birth experiences and their emotional health. Those results never rang true for me. There were just too many [...]
The female midlife crisis
Warning: steep descent ahead … midlife crises are different for women, but just as real. Photo: AAP Despite being very happily married to my soul mate, with whom I have two much-longed-for children, I have recently experienced periodic bouts of wanting to burn my life down to the ground and start again. “I’m 39, and [...]
Choline supplementation during pregnancy presents a new approach to schizophrenia prevention
Choline, an essential nutrient similar to the B vitamin and found in foods such as liver, muscle meats, fish, nuts and eggs, when given as a dietary supplement in the last two trimesters of pregnancy and in early infancy, is showing a lower rate of physiological schizophrenic risk factors in infants 33 days old. The [...]
Women with less education than their mothers risk poor mental health
Women with significantly lower levels of education than their parents are at higher risk of poor mental health, a new University of Queensland study has found. UQ School of Population Health researchers, Dr Leigh Tooth and Professor Gita Mishra found the greater difference between parents, in particular a mother’s education and her daughter’s, the more [...]
Postpartum depression could impact health of babies in Ghana
Postpartum depression not only affects mothers but it could mean higher health risks for the baby – especially in low-income countries like Ghana where the condition isn’t well-recognized, University of Michigan Health System research shows. Efforts to reduce child mortality and improve infant growth, health, and nutritional status in less-developed countries must address the mental [...]
