Understanding our Bodies, Understanding Ourselves: The Menstrual Cycle, Mental Health and Women with Learning Disabilities

The paper reviews the evidence for vulnerability in women with learning disabilities to a range of physical and mental health problems, with special emphasis on menstruation. It goes on to describe a qualitative research project on the experience of learning-disabled women in relation to menstruatio...

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Published in:Tizard learning disability review 2004-10, Vol.9 (4), p.24-32
Main Authors: Ditchfield, Hedy, Burns, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Gender Differences
Health Needs
Learning disabilities
Menstruation
Mental health
Qualitative research
Women
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Summary:The paper reviews the evidence for vulnerability in women with learning disabilities to a range of physical and mental health problems, with special emphasis on menstruation. It goes on to describe a qualitative research project on the experience of learning-disabled women in relation to menstruation, and concludes by emphasising the need for services to communicate information on this subject in more sensitive and appropriate ways.
ISSN:1359-5474
2042-8782
DOI:10.1108/13595474200400035