Utah Women and Mental Health

Older women are more at risk of experiencing depression than older men. Each year, approximately, 6 million adults, 65 years of age and older, suffer from depression, and only ten percent receive treatment for the condition …

Past research has focused on women’s mental health disorders being related primarily to childbirth. Postpartum depression research continues with new information constantly emerging …

The literature indicates that 10-20% of women suffer from postpartum depression (PPD) after childbirth. The onset of PPD usually occurs within twelve weeks after delivery; if it is not detected early and is left untreated symptoms can last 1-2 years …

Suicide is an unfortunate and potentially preventable public health issue. Men complete suicide with four times the frequency of women, but women attempt suicide three times more often than men …

The frequency of women completing suicide generally declines after the age of 60.1 However, older adults have the highest frequency of completed suicides in the United States …

In the United States, there are two distinct groups that constitute the fastest growing element of the incarcerated population: women and persons with mental illness …