… Violence and power imbalances adversely affect the mental health of women and men victims (Bhui, 2018). For example, … they are also more likely to suffer from mental health problems (Oram et al., 2017). Violence is, therefore, … important contributor to gender differences in poor mental health. The definition of gender-based violence varies, …
… Mental health disorders are defined using international diagnostic … substance use disorders (SUDs), as the most common mental health conditions among adults (Baxter et al., 2013; Steel et … conduct and drug-use disorders (Boyd et al., 2015). Mental health disorders among children and youth According to WHO, …
… Mental health is defined as the state of well-being in which … and contribute to their community (WHO, 2018a). Mental health disorders refer to a wide range of conditions … challenge to collective mental well-being, mental health issues could hamper recovery if they are not …
… life expectancy is often used to characterise the health status of a population (Johnson et al., 2020). On … OECD/European Union, 2020). As mentioned in the domain of health chapter (see Chapter 7), COVID-19 has negatively … of life, which determines their exposure to risk, their health-seeking behaviours and how health providers address …
… One in four adults in the EU reports that health problems affect what they can usually do [1] , ranging … 25 years to 40 % of those aged between 65 and 74 years. As health limitations increase with age and affect women and men differently, any analysis of ill health must consider age, gender and the severity of …
… ‘Good sexual and reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social … Gender-sensitive approaches to sexual and reproductive health are key to public health Women and men have different SRH needs, and …
… and curative) plays a critical role in maintaining good health. It is considered an important social determinant of health (WHO, 2019e). In the EU context, access to health services has been acknowledged as a right and …
… WHO defines health behaviour as ‘any activity undertaken by an individual, regardless of actual or perceived health status, for the purpose of promoting, protecting or maintaining health, whether or not such behaviour is objectively …
… NCDs are the leading cause of poor health in the EU, with varying impacts on women and men. … norms (WHO, 2019g). In particular, gender-specific mental health disorders also have different impacts on health status. Poor mental health also contributes to the …
… EU. Though the full effects of the pandemic on people’s health are not clear, they are likely to be far-reaching. By … and men are affected by COVID-19 in terms of infection and health outcomes. It also examines some of the gendered consequences of the pandemic restrictions on health, including mental health and exposure to gender-based …
… reflects the pre-pandemic period, and the subdomain of health behaviour has not been updated because of a lack of fresh data. The domain of health has, at 87.8 points, the highest score of all six … been similarly marginal for the subdomains of access to health services (+ 2 points) and health status (+ 1.7 points) …
… be redressed (WHO, 2020g). Although women make up 70 % of health professionals and 80 % of health associate professionals in the EU (EIGE, 2018b), this … majority does not translate into leadership roles in the health sector, or in politics. During the pandemic and until …