The unique needs of women Women are disproportionately overrepresented among the population of people who have been diagnosed with a mental illness.
Women also appear to have suffered trauma and abuse more frequently than men.
Because the symptoms associated with abuse and trauma are so close to those of mental illnesses, clinicians may misdiagnose the root cause of a woman's problems and send her back out into the world without giving her the help she really needs. Women were also found to be overrepresented among those who feel completely disempowered and described themselves as unable to do anything. Thank you very much for visiting our site.