Women with serious mental illness : gender-sensitive and recovery-oriented care

Mizock, L

Women with serious mental illness : gender-sensitive and recovery-oriented care - OXFORD Oxford University Press

This book offers evidence based strategies for mental health professionals working with women with schizophrenia, severe depression, bipolar disorder PTSD and complex posttraumatic stress disorder (cPTSD). Contents include: history of the mistreatment of women with serious mental illness; resilience and the recovery movement; motherhood, family and relationships; work and class; cultural factors - race, gender, sexuality, and spirituality; trauma and sexual objectification of women with serious mental illness; preventing retraumatization; women’s empowerment and recovery-oriented care - a new intervention model.

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