Bombay Begums—A treasure for social guidance films on determinants of women&apos;s mental health

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A woman's health should reach beyond the narrow perspective of maternal and reproductive health and should encompass physical as well as mental health across the life cycle. The focus should be shifted to a broader, social, legal, and economic factors rather than just immersing on lifestyle and individual factors. Recognition of mental health issues among women, education, training, and interventions at various levels would contribute to the improvement of mental health issues among women.

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Gender differences in stress response: Role of developmental and biological determinants

Rohit Verma, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Chandra Shekhar Gupta (2011)

Stress response is associated with manifestations of various psychosomatic and psychiatric disorders. Hence, it is important to understand the underlying mechanisms that influence this association. Moreover, men and women tend to react differently with stress–both psychologically and biologically. These differences also need to be studied in order to have a better understanding in the gender difference observed for many disorders, which are likely to be contributed by the gender difference in stress reactivity and responses. Such an understanding would have a significant impact on our understanding about how adult health is set during early life and how adult disease could be prevented in men and women.

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Gender differences in mental disorders and suicidality in Europe: results from a large cross-sectional population-based study.

Anders Boyd, Sarah van de Velde, Gemma Vilagut … (2015)

When evaluating gender differences in mental disorders and suicidality, specifically between European countries, studies are sparse and frequently hindered by methodological issues, such as the limited items evaluated and inconsistent sampling designs.

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Gender roles and traits in stress and health

Eric Mayor (2015)

Women have a life-expectancy advantage over men, but a marked disadvantage with regards to morbidity. This is known as the female–male health-survival paradox in disciplines such as medicine, medical sociology, and epidemiology. Individual differences in physical and mental health are further notably explained by the degree of stress individuals endure, with women being more affected by stressors than men. Here, we briefly examine the literature on women’s disadvantage in health and stress. Beyond biological considerations, we follow with socio-cognitive explanations of gender differences in health and stress. We show that gender roles and traits (masculinity in particular) explain part of the gender differences in stress, notably cognitive appraisal and coping. Stress in turn degrades health. Implications are discussed. In conclusion, traditional socialization is advantageous for men in terms of health.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): J Family Med Prim Care

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Family Med Prim Care

Journal ID (publisher-id): JFMPC

Journal ID (publisher-id): J Family Med Prim Care

Title: Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow (India )

ISSN (Print): 2249-4863

ISSN (Electronic): 2278-7135

Publication date (Print): December 2023

Publication date (Electronic): 21 December 2023

Volume: 12

Issue: 12

Pages: 3024-3027

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[1 ] Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

[2 ] Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Neurosciences, Addiction Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati, Assam, India

[3 ] Department of Psychology, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India

[4 ] Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati, Assam, India

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Address for correspondence: Dr. Pallavi Abhilasha, Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana - 141 008, Punjab, India. E-mail: pallaviabhilasha@ 123456yahoo.com

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Publisher ID: JFMPC-12-3024

DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_637_23

PMC ID: 10866271

PubMed ID: 38361851

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Date received : 12 April 2023

Date revision received : 03 July 2023

Date accepted : 06 July 2023

Bombay Begums—A treasure for social guidance films on determinants of women's mental health

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Gender differences in stress response: Role of developmental and biological determinants

Gender differences in mental disorders and suicidality in Europe: results from a large cross-sectional population-based study.

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