A thread of trauma-informed videos for #WMHD2021 #WorldMentalHealthDay
1. We’ve created a system which encourages the psychiatric diagnosis of women and girls as soon as they disclose abuse or violence
1. We’ve created a system which encourages the psychiatric diagnosis of women and girls as soon as they disclose abuse or violence
2. We are seeing a real resurgence of the use of ECT, and 60% of all patients of ECT in the UK are women and girls. According to NHS data, the majority are older women, and it was administered without consent.
#WMHD2021 #WorldMentalHealthDay
#WMHD2021 #WorldMentalHealthDay
3. The reason BPD and EUPD are so commonly diagnosed in women and girls is because they come from the belief that females are insane due to hysteria. Despite decades of criticism and counter-evidence, these misogynistic diagnoses remain.
#WMHD2021 #WorldMentalHealthDay
#WMHD2021 #WorldMentalHealthDay
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