APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Women's Mental Health: Exploring the Gender Disparity in Vietnam
- Megan Collier
Vanderbilt University - Bahr Weiss
Vanderbilt University - Amie Pollack
Vanderbilt University - Lam Trung
Da Nang Psychiatric Hospital
Abstract
Globally, research has indicated that women are at increased risk for mental illness. Evidence is less clear regarding risk factors that may underlie this disparity. The aim of this study is to examine the demographic and socioeconomic disadvantages potentially explaining the increased risk of mental illness among women in Vietnam.
Gender Issues/Sex Roles