Mental health services for women

There is now growing evidence, from neuroscience to epidemiology and health services research, that there are significant gender differences in mental health which means that treatments and services need to be tailored for men and women. This symposium focuses on recent research findings on gender sensitive mental health services for women with severe mental illness. Women with severe mental illness have specific reproductive needs and some countries have developed psychiatric mother and baby units for perinatal illness. Two papers will be presented on reproductive needs, one from the perspective of women consid…