Mental Health in Women: Blue Skies or Dark Clouds

Joanna Wilson, D.O., NCMPInternal Medicine for Women

HerCare at ADC

Coping with Stressors

Successful Coping Techniques

• Daily exercise• Healthy diet• Sufficient sleep• Supportive relationships• Introspection• Professional counseling• Medication, when necessary

Successful Coping Techniques

• Daily exercise• Healthy diet• Sufficient sleep• Supportive relationships• Introspection• Professional counseling• Medication, when necessary

Successful Coping Techniques

• Daily exercise• Healthy diet• Sufficient sleep• Supportive relationships• Introspection• Professional counseling• Medication, when necessary

Successful Coping Techniques

• Daily exercise• Healthy diet• Sufficient sleep• Supportive relationships• Introspection• Professional counseling• Medication, when necessary

Successful Coping Techniques

• Daily exercise• Healthy diet• Sufficient sleep• Supportive relationships• Introspection• Professional counseling• Medication, when necessary

Successful Coping Techniques

• Daily exercise• Healthy diet• Sufficient sleep• Supportive relationships• Introspection• Professional counseling• Medication, when necessary

Successful Coping Techniques

• Daily exercise• Healthy diet• Sufficient sleep• Supportive relationships• Introspection• Professional counseling• Medication, when necessary

Successful Coping Techniques

• Daily exercise• Healthy diet• Sufficient sleep• Supportive relationships• Introspection• Professional counseling• Medication, when necessary

ANXIETY DISORDERS

Anxiety Symptoms• Shortness of breath or smothering sensations• Dizziness, unsteady feelings, or faintness• Palpitations or accelerated heart rate• Trembling or shaking• Sweating• Nausea• Choking or trouble swallowing• Trouble focusing• Feeling overwhelmed• Numbness or tingling sensations• Hot flashes• Chest pain• Trouble getting and staying asleep, early awakening

Generalized Anxiety Disorder:Criteria For Diagnosis

MOOD DISORDERS

Criteria For Depression Diagnosis

Depression Symptoms in Men and Women

Major Depression vs. Persistent Depressive Disorder

Persistent Depressive

Disorder

Bipolar I, II, and Cyclothymia

PERSONALITY DISORDERS

Personality Disorders

• Long-standing maladaptive ways of perceiving and interpreting one’s own self, feeling and expressing emotions, relating to others, and controlling impulses

• Their distorted sense of self, unstable emotions, or out-of-control behavior mean that any long-term partners (or coworkers) must be willing and able to put up with a great deal of turmoil

Personality Disorders(men/ women)

• Cluster A (odd, bizarre, eccentric)– Paranoid– Schizoid– Schizotypal

• Cluster B (dramatic, erratic)– Antisocial– Borderline– Histrionic– Narcissistic

• Cluster C (anxious, fearful)– Avoidant– Dependent– Obsessive-compulsive

Borderline Personality Disorder

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Empathy

Sociopaths Play By Different Rules

More Successful Coping Techniques

• Recognizing dysfunctional relationships• Creating and maintaining boundaries with

others• Respecting own needs

Thank You!

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