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Session Type
Mental Health Policy
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
15:30 - 17:00
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On Demand 4
Session Description
Violence against women is rooted in gender-based discrimination, social norms that accept violence, and gender stereotypes that continue cycles of violence. To date, efforts to eliminate violence against women have mainly focused on responding to and providing services for survivors of violence. However, prevention—addressing the structural causes, as well as the risk and protective factors, associated with violence—is pivotal to eliminating violence against women completely. Prevention is the only way to stop violence before it even occurs. It requires political commitment, implementing laws that promote gender equality, investing in women’s organizations, and addressing the multiple forms of discrimination women face daily. Opened for signature in 2011, the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) is the most far-reaching international treaty to tackle this serious violation of human rights. The convention aims at prevention of violence, victim protection and to end the impunity of perpetrators. 2019, it has been signed by 45 countries and the European Union. March 2021, the President of Turkey announced Turkey's withdrawal from the treaty with a presidential decree. Other countries are also discussing a withdrawal from this convention. This is a hugh step backwards as it is known that the high prevalence of sexual and domestic violence suffered by women and the correspondingly high rate depressive disorders, of anxiety disorder, and of post-traumatic stress disorder makes women the largest single group of people affected by this disorder. Therefore, there is an urgent need for action.
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Mental Health and Human Rights of Women

Session Type
Mental Health Policy
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
15:30 - 17:00
Room
On Demand 4
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On Demand
Lecture Time
15:30 - 15:50

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Gender equality leads to better health and mental health for women and girls as well as to better public health and mental health for all. Inequality, discrimination and social exclusion are both cause and consequence of mental health problems for all and affecting women and girls in specific and substantial ways. Equality through the realization of non-discrimination, respect and enablement of autonomy as well as full inclusion in all spheres of life are demands of gender equality legislation as well as human rights obligations for persons with mental health problems. Essentials of non-discrimination laws concern key areas, including health, family planning, marriage and parenthood, employment, housing, education, standards of living and social, political and cultural participation, along with the right to be free from exploitation, violence and abuse. Gender-specific attention to the risks, rights and needs of women and girls and their families are legal obligations as well as clinical and scientific responsibilities. Because of the cumulative and interacting gender-based and other forms of discrimination, regulations such as those following the adoption of the UN-Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities include specific provisions for women with psychosocial disabilities. Other examples for the urgent necessity of a gender-sensitive approach are – among many others - safety and gender-responsiveness of community and hospital settings, humanitarian crisis response, working with family carers, and of course, mental health teaching and research, including efforts towards gender parity in academic psychiatry.

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The Impact of Violence and Abuse on Mental Health of Women – Current Data

Session Type
Mental Health Policy
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
15:30 - 17:00
Room
On Demand 4
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On Demand
Lecture Time
15:50 - 16:10

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Violence against women is widely recognised as a violation of human rights and a public health problem. The most common forms of violence against women are domestic abuse and sexual violence, and victimisation is associated with an increased risk of mental disorders. It is reported that a three times increase in the likelihood of depressive disorders, a four times increase in the likelihood of anxiety disorders, and a seven times increase in the likelihood of post-traumatic disorder (PTSD) for women who have experienced domestic violence and abuse. Significant associations between intimate partner violence and symptoms of psychosis, substance misuse, and eating disorders have also been reported. Furthermore, systematic reviews of predominantly cross-sectional studies report consistent relationships between being a victim of domestic violence and abuse and having mental disorders across the diagnostic spectrum for men and women, but since women are more likely to be victims, the population attributable fractions are higher for women. In this presentation, the focus will also be on clinical guidance on the role of mental health professionals in identifying violence against women and responding appropriately, poor identification persists and can lead to non-engagement with services and poor response to treatment. After a literature review, we will present and discuss current data from parental consultation and a survey on violence during the Covid-19 pandemic in Berlin.

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Gender Inequity in Health: How to change it?

Session Type
Mental Health Policy
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
15:30 - 17:00
Room
On Demand 4
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On Demand
Lecture Time
16:10 - 16:30

How to Combat Violence against Women – the role of Professional Associations?

Session Type
Mental Health Policy
Date
Sat, 04.06.2022
Session Time
15:30 - 17:00
Room
On Demand 4
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On Demand
Lecture Time
16:30 - 16:50