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

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.