Following are the list of common mental health issues faced by women in general:

🏷️ Depression.

Among the various other mental health issues, depression is more common in women. Women experience depression more as compared to men.

The various symptoms of depression commonly found in women are crying frequently, feeling lonely, weight loss, and getting irritated/angry easily. They no longer have any kind of energy to do anything or enjoy any activity. A few people even get the urge to hurt themselves when they are depressed.

Depression in women also makes them cranky and irritated quite often and that too without any proper reason.

🏷️Anxiety.

A lot of women experience anxiety differently in their life. Anxiety is normally caused due to stress. But when it starts affecting your regular life and work, then it becomes a serious concern. Anxiety disorder is a common mental health issue that affects women’s mental health.

Hormonal changes at the time of menstruation, and traumatic events like sexual assault and abuse may cause anxiety disorder in women. Sometimes, it happens because of genetics; anxiety can get transferred through genes.

🏷️Perinatal Depression.

Perinatal Depression affects women’s mental health after or during pregnancy. It is a very common type of mental health issue seen in women.

Genetics and environmental factors play a vital role in causing perinatal depression. Pregnancy involves so much physical as well as lifestyle change at a single time, which may be uncomfortable and thus lead to perinatal depression.

During pregnancy, women face a lot of mood fluctuations. The various signs visible in women once they suffer from perinatal depression are lack of focus, nausea, feeling tired all the time, and so on.

🏷️Eating Disorders.

In women, eating disorders are far more prevalent. It can be of different types and it cannot be treated easily. The various forms of eating disorders that can affect women’s mental health are Anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and Bulimia nervosa. Various factors that cause eating disorders in women are stress, childhood obesity, and hormonal changes. Women having anxiety and depression often face eating disorders.

Sources - https://www.healthkart.com/connect/womens-mental-health-the-common-problems/

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