Women's Mental Health
Women's Mental Health Services at Lucknow Psychiatry Centre are designed to meet the unique needs of women with depression, anxiety, addiction and other mental health problems. Life experiences can influence their vulnerability to emotional disturbances, and can affect decision making, problem solving and the ability to live life functionally. Hope care provides specialized care and expertise in treating all mental issues related to women.
Preventive strategies are planned to help them cope with all kinds of emotional distress or psychological trauma. We are a center that incorporates clinical treatment with diagnostic evaluation, medication management, mind medical and psychotherapy as part of case formulation. We tailor make our treatment strategies depending upon case to case and stand committed to deliver our best in helping our clients increase their quality of life. Treatment services are available as both in-patient and out-patient services. Both our treatment wings ensure safety and security for all our women clients as a priority.
Why is women's mental health important?
Mental disorders can affect women and men differently. Some disorders are more common in women, such as depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. There are also certain disorders that are unique to women. For example, some women experience symptoms of depression at times of hormone change, such as during or after pregnancy (perinatal depression), around the time of their period (premenstrual dysphoric disorder), and during menopause (perimenopause-related depression).
When it comes to other mental disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, research has not found sex differences in the rates at which they are diagnosed. But certain symptoms may be more common in women than men, and the course of illness can be affected by a person's sex. Researchers are only now beginning to tease apart the various biological and psychosocial factors that may impact mental health.
What are symptoms of mental disorders in women?
Women and men can develop most of the same mental disorders and conditions, but they may experience different symptoms. Some common symptoms include:
- Persistent sadness or feelings of hopelessness
- Misuse of alcohol, drugs, or both
- Dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits
- Appetite and/or weight changes
- Decreased energy or fatigue
- Excessive fear or worry
- Seeing or hearing things that are not there
- Extremely high and low moods
- Aches, headaches, or digestive problems without a clear cause
- Irritability
- Social withdrawal
- Thoughts of death or suicide or suicide attempts
- Women's mental health is of utmost concern and is addressed at LPC. Also issues of marital discord, domestic voilence and family tensions are addressed which precipitate and perpetuate the mental disorders in women.
