Women's Mental Health and Lessons Learnt from the COVID-19 Pandemic - 25/07/23

Doi : 10.1016/j.psc.2023.04.001

Florence Thibaut, MD, PhD ^a,^b,^⁎ , Gihan ELNahas, MD ^c
^a University Paris Cité, Paris, France
^b INSERM U1266 Institute of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, University Hospital Cochin (Site Tarnier), AP-HP
^c NeuroPsychiatry Department Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt

^∗Corresponding author. Hôpital Tarnier, 89 rue d'assas, Paris 75006, France.Hôpital Tarnier89 rue d'assasParis75006France

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Résumé

Women are at the highest risk of pandemic adversities as they represent the majority of health and frontline workers in addition to their essential roles at home. We review gender differences during the COVID-19 pandemic by demonstrating risk-exposure during specific situations such as pregnancy, women's mental health fallouts, COVID-19 disease itself and exposure to different forms of violence. We discuss the particularities that women face in developing countries with depicted examples from some countries in Africa and the Middle East. Women mental health care service stands out as an essential component of the national response to pandemics. Women’s integration and leadership in the national pandemic response planning is crucial.

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Keywords : COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Women, Mental health, Perinatal health, Africa, Middle east, Violence