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Research on family planning issues in women with mental disorders
- Authors:
- BECKER Thomas, KRUMM Silvia
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 14(4), August 2006, pp.383-385.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Motherhood and reproductive life are key biographic themes for people with mental disorders with a strong impact on quality of life. Too narrow a focus on motherhood, a lack of focus on the individual perspective and on professional views towards reproductive life are among shortcomings of current research. A broad perspective on family planning is proposed with research issues ranging from the desire for children to the subjective meaning of motherhood and loss of parental rights. Sociological concepts and methods are pertinent.
The body of political evidence
- Author:
- SONE Kendra
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.10.97, 1997, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The revelation that 63,000 people with learning difficulties or mental health problems in Sweden were forcibly sterilised has fuelled the debate about the reproductive rights of people with learning difficulties in this country. Explains the arguments.
General practice, social work, and mental health sections: the social control of women
- Author:
- SHEPPARD M.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 21(6), 1991, pp.663-683.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
A survey of referrals for compulsory admissions indicated that GPs discriminated against women; discusses the role of approved social workers and the implications for civil liberties.
Access to specialised victim support services for women with disabilities who have experienced violence. Comparative Research Report: Austria, Germany, Iceland and United Kingdom
- Authors:
- WOODIN Sarah, SHAH Sonali
- Publisher:
- University of Leeds. Centre for Disability Studies
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 59
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This comparative report presents the results of research into violence against women with disabilities for the project 'Access to specialised victim support services for women with disabilities who have experienced violence', which was funded by the EU Daphne III programme. It is based on research which took place in Austria, Germany, Iceland and United Kingdom between 2013 and 2014 and involved 187 women with disabilities (106 women in focus groups and 81 women in individual interviews). The research included women with mobility and sensory impairments, women with intellectual impairments, women with mental health conditions and women with multiple impairments. Specialised service providers assisting women who have experienced violence also took part in this study (602 responses to an online survey and 54 individual interviews with representatives from services). Research findings are discussed in the following areas: perceptions and understanding of violence; experiences of violence and support over the life course; women's knowledge about their rights; knowledge about use of services; experience of barriers; helpful aspects of support. Suggestions for improvement and good practice are also included. The report highlights the need for support services that recognise the type and extent of violence against disabled women need to be developed, and for both mainstream and specialised strategies to be pursued. (Edited publisher abstract)
Focus on the North West
- Author:
- JACKSON Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 2(3), November 1998, pp.83-85.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Discusses how trusts and health authorities in the North West region are breaking ground in mental health practice. The examples of good practice include user panels, treatment of personality disorder, homeless initiatives and an arts based therapy programme.
Decision impossible
- Author:
- McCURRY Patrick
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.5.98, 1998, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The recent ruling on the rights of women diagnosed as mentally unstable and forced, on a doctor's advice, to have a Caesarean section shows respect for a mother's wishes. However, it doesn't solve the moral dilemma that social workers still find themselves facing.
The ties that bind
- Author:
- RICKFORD Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.6.96, 1996, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on recent high profile cases of mothers with mental illness harming their children which have highlighted problems faced by professionals trying to balance the needs of these women against the need to protect the child.
Special women: the experience of women in the special hospital system
- Editor:
- HEMINGWAY Catherine
- Publisher:
- Avebury
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 177p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Set of papers looking at the experiences of women in special hospitals. Includes chapters on: women at Ashworth special hospital who harm themselves; women, child sexual abuse and special hospitals; representing the rights of women in special hospitals; women special hospital staff; an exploration of gender issues in forensic psychiatry; and a women's support group at Ashworth Special Hospital.
Mental health matters: a reader
- Editors:
- HELLER Tom, et al
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 403p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Interdisciplinary collection of papers written by experts in the mental health field. Seeks to challenge traditional understandings of mental health, emphasising the perspective of mental health service users. Addresses issues such as: key theoretical debates in mental health and distress; the social, cultural and historical dimensions of mental health; the impact of mental health policy and practice on service users; ways of involving users in mental health services; and ways of practically improving these services.