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The current status of gender-sensitive mental health services for women—Findings from a global survey of experts

Archives of Women's Mental Health Sep 22, 2019

Chandra PS, et al. - Researchers sought to determine the aspects of gender-sensitive mental healthcare that are considered a priority by global experts in women’s mental health. In addition, they assessed the satisfaction of these experts with the current availability of these services in their own place of work. Responses to a survey with 43 items under 7 domains of gender-sensitive mental healthcare for women were received from 73 experts in women’s mental health across the world. This expert survey method to arrive at consensus on top priorities for improving delivery of gender-sensitive mental healthcare indicated the extreme significance of at least 72% of the items provided in the survey. Each item was rated from 0 to 5. While most of the items were rated as being very important (median score of 4 and above) by majority of the experts, they acknowledged some areas as most important included training of mental health professionals in gender sensitivity, having private spaces for examination, applying a life course approach to service planning and delivery, and supporting women who find it hard to navigate the system and mother-baby units. However, overall quite low satisfaction rate with available services was reported; experts in low-income countries reported it much lower than those from high-income countries. This emphasizes the necessity for local and global strategic action and multilevel stakeholder engagement.
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