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Promoting happiness
- Author:
- FERNANDO Suman
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 114, March 2002, p.18.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Looks at the work of Nest in Sri Lanka. Nest provides halfway houses for women with mental health problems who have been discharged from hospital into the community. Community health workers provide psychosocial support to the women in the community.
Depressive disorders and alcohol dependence in a community population
- Authors:
- KIRCHNER JoAnn, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 38(5), October 2002, pp.361-373.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This cross-sectional study examines sociodemographic, clinical and functional correlates of comorbid depression in a community sample of 268 individuals with alcohol dependence. Results of analyses comparing drinkers with either current or past depression to never-depressed drinkers showed that respondents in the former two groups were more likely to be female and report more comorbid drug use disorders. In addition to marked functional impairment for currently depressed drinkers, we also found that respondents with past depression were significantly less likely to have health insurance coverage. This lack of insurance for previously depressed persons calls for future work examining the potential influence of this barrier to access care on both clinical and functional outcomes.
Towards women-sensitive mental health services
- Authors:
- BARNES Marian, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 7(1), March 2002, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Looks at women only mental health services, and draws on existing knowledge and research evidence about women's experiences of mental distress and of the mental health systems.
An exploration of violence among homeless women with emotional disabilities: implications for practice and policy
- Authors:
- PARDECK John T., ROLLISON Paul A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(4), 2002, pp.63-73.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This research found a high incidence of violence among homeless women with emotional disabilities. The study reports that 82 percent of the homeless women with emotional disabilities had a history of violence in their lives. The most common form of violence was physical; the least common was sexual abuse. The practice and policy implications for these findings are discussed. It is suggested that the Olmstead v. L. C. (1998) ruling under the Americans With Disabilities Act might force states to provide better services to homeless women with a history of violence and emotional disabilities. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Retraumatization among adult women sexually abused in childhood: exploratory analyses in a prospective study
- Authors:
- BANYARD Victoria L., WILLIAMS Linda M., SIEGEL Jane A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 11(3), 2002, pp.19-48.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The current exploratory study examined a variety of risk factors related to re-traumatization, defined broadly, in a prospective sample of women who were sexually abused in childhood. Eighty women, who were part of a larger longitudinal study of the effects of child sexual abuse, were interviewed at three points in time: in childhood and at two points in early adulthood. Risk factors were measured at the second interview and used to predict reported trauma exposure between interviews two and three. Given theoretical arguments for differences in risk factors based on ecological context, analyses were conducted separately for married and unmarried women. Situational and intrapersonal risk factors such as homelessness and depression were predictive of re-traumatization risk while reported social support satisfaction was a protective factor. Reports of trauma exposure between interviews two and three were related to mental health symptoms. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Bad girls?: women, mental health and crime
- Authors:
- REVOLVING DOORS AGENCY, KING'S FUND
- Publisher:
- Revolving Doors Agency
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 46p., bibliog
- Place of publication:
- London
The results of a survey of 2,270 women in the criminal justice system found that 55% had a mental health problem and 18% had never had mental health treatment. In three police stations investigated staff identified 870 women who were vulnerable or had a mental health problem. 48% had never use mental health services and 36% had never had any type of mental health diagnosis.
Women who challenge: women offenders and mental health issues
- Author:
- KESTEVEN Sue
- Publisher:
- NACRO
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 52p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mental health problems can contribute to women's offending and mat be exacerbated rather than addressed in prison. This can be extremely damaging both to the women themselves and their families. The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the problems faced by women prisoners with mental health problems.
A sense of purpose
- Author:
- CLARK Sherry
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 82, October 2002, pp.8-12.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
Discusses the restorative role volunteering can play for people with mental health problems.
Gendered differences: postmodern feminist perspectives and young women identified as emotionally disturbed
- Authors:
- WALTER Uta M., PETERSON Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 83(5/6), September 2002, pp.596-603.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Uses feminist and post-modern re-visions of developmental theories to deconstruct the current research and clinical practices with female adolescents and shows how these re-visions can inform our thinking about adolescent girls identified as having emotional or behavioural disabilities.
Predictors of physical and emotional health in a sample of abused Australian women
- Authors:
- PARKER Glennys, LEE Christina
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17(9), September 2002, pp.987-1001.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article investigates the extent to which aspects of abuse and of help seeking were associated with physical and emotional health. A total of 1,168 women aged 48 to 53, identified from the mid-age cohort of the Women's Health Australia longitudinal project as having experienced abuse, completed self-report questionnaires. All predictors indicate that a history of abuse is only one aspect of a woman's life that impacts on her general well-being. Future investigations would benefit from a focus on personal coping characteristics that are predictive of positive outcomes to identify strategies that help women survive abuse experiences.