Making women mad
Article Abstract:
Women dominate mental illness statistics, but the reason for this is hard to find. One woman in five uses tranquillisers, compared to only one man in 10. It is more likely for women to be diagnosed as depressed or neurotic, and more likely for them to be put into psychiatric hospitals or prescribed psychotropic drugs. Women are believed to make up between 80-95% of people with eating disorders. It is also more likely for women to get Alzheimer's disease. Tentative biological, psychosocial and historical explanations for women's over-representation in mental health statistics are also presented.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1993
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Evaluating pre-registration midwifery education
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Data from anevaluation of pre-registration midwifery education in England showed that six out of 19programmes were found to have no shared learning. Students often criticsed the content ofshared learning sessions because of a bias towards nursing rather than midwifery. Some studentmidwives felt their age and gender set them apart when taught with medicalstudents.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1995
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