Gender issues in psychosocial rehabilitation

Abstract

This article is based on my experience in living with mentally unprivileged people in community. This review will be highlighting issues faced by mentally ill female patients, their sufferings, and how the suffering is different from males. Here I share my experience of working with female mentally ill patients and issues faced in their rehabilitation. It should help people in understanding issues involved in female psychosocial rehabilitation and help in planning special rehabilitation services for them.

Keywords

• Female
• psychosocial
• rehabilitation