title: Women and mental health: a review of feminist change efforts.
abstract: A CENTRAL CONCERN of the women's movement has been the damage done to women's psychological well-being by traditional views of women and femininity. This paper will review some of the negative effects of social factors on women's psychological well-being and will discuss four areas in which feminists are striving to change the mental health system.
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000209:etiology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011639:Public Opinion; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014933:Women's Rights