Women Mental Health, Stress, Anxiety and Depression

Mental disorders can affect women and men differently. Some disorders are more common in women such as depression and anxiety. There are also certain types of disorders that are unique to women. For example, some women may experience symptoms of mental disorders at times of hormone change, such as perinatal depression, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and perimenopause-related depression. When it comes to other mental disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, research has not found differences in the rates at which men and women experience these illnesses. But women may experience these illnesses differently – certain symptoms may be more common in women than in men, and the course of the illness can be affected by the sex of the individual. Researchers are only now beginning to tease apart the various biological and psychosocial factors that may impact the mental health of both women and men.

Stress can be defined as any type of change that causes psychological strain, physical or emotional. Stress is your body’s response to anything that requires observation or action. Everyone experiences stress to some degree. The way you respond to stress, still, make a big difference to your overall health. It’s normal to feel anxious about moving to a new place, taking a test or starting a new job. This type of anxiety is distressing, but it may motivate you to work harder and do a better job. Ordinary anxiety is a feeling that comes and goes but doesn’t intrude with your everyday life. In the case of an anxiety complaint, the feeling of fear may be with you all the time. It’s violent and occasionally enervating. Depression is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you act, how you feel and the way you suppose. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes passions of sadness and/or a loss of interest in conditioning you formerly enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can drop your ability to function at work and at home.



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