May 2023 Spotlights Mental Health. Mental Health Month is held in the United States and Mental Health Awareness Week is held 15-21 May in the United Kingdom.
Mental Health Month
What is the theme for the (United States) Mental Health Month?
In May Is Mental Health Month! the Mental Health America (MHA) explain:
“MHA’s 2023 Mental Health Month campaign is focused on how surroundings impact mental health, and we are calling for individuals to look around, look within.
Topics that we specifically address include:
- Safe and Stable Housing
- Healthy Home Environments
- Neighborhoods and Towns
- The Outdoors and Nature
We’ll help people understand how these topics impact mental health, provide tips for actions people can take to change their surroundings in favor of their well-being, and suggestions for how to cope if change isn’t realistic”.
Mental Health Awareness Week
What is the theme for the (United Kingdom) Mental Health Awareness Week?
On the theme of ‘anxiety’, this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is from 15 to 21 May, hosted by the Mental Health Foundation [MHF]:
“Focusing on anxiety for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week will increase people’s awareness and understanding of anxiety by providing information on the things that can help prevent it from becoming a problem. At the same time, we will keep up the pressure to demand change – making sure that improving mental health is a key priority for the government and society as a whole”.
Menopause and Mental Health
Is there an association between menopause and mental health?
In Menopause and Mental Health: Untangling Physical and Mental Health Symptoms Related To Menopause the Australasian Menopause Society (AMS) explain:
While the risk is higher for women in the age-related and natural menopausal transition, women might also have a higher risk of mood changes after menopause caused by surgery such as hysterectomy or if the ovaries have been removed. Depression also occurs at a higher rate in women with a lack of oestrogen caused by primary ovarian insufficiency”.
Health Care Provider
What if I feel more out-of-sorts than usual?
If you feel more anxious, more depressed, more stressed or more out-of-sorts than usual, it may be in your best interest to choose to talk to your health care provider about this.
In Menopause and Mental Health: Untangling Physical and Mental Health Symptoms Related To Menopause the AMS also elaborate on:
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- Anxiety
- Anxiety Self-Help Guide
- Depression [+ Video]
- Dr Louise Newson: The Truth About the Menopause & HRT
- Find A Menopause Practitioner [United States and Other]
- Find An AMS Doctor [Australasian Menopause Society i.e. Australia and New Zealand]
- Find Your Nearest BMS Menopause Specialist [British Menopause Society]
- Getting Help for Mental Health
- Joint BMS FSRH RCGP RCOG SfE and RCN Women’s Health Forum Safety Alert
- Later Years (Around 50 Years and Over): Menopause and Post Menopause Health – Menopause and Your Mental Wellbeing [+ Video: Menopause Only Affects You Physically!]
- Later Years (Around 50 Years and Over): Menopause and Post Menopause Health – Supporting Someone Through the Menopause [+ Video: Men Don’t Need To Know About Menopause]
- Mastering Midlife Mood Changes With Marlene Freeman, MD
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Prescribing Nature for Mental, Physical Health [+ Video Courtesy: Mayo Clinic News Network]
- Menopause
- Menopause Map: Downloadable Resources – My Personal Path Print Tools: Questions for Your Health Care Provider
- Menopause Map: Downloadable Resources – My Personal Path Print Tools: Relaxation Techniques
- Menopause Map: Downloadable Resources – My Personal Path Print Tools: Symptom Tracker
- Menopause Mindfulness: Embracing the Change of My Midlife
- Menopause Patient Information [Videos] 2. Talking To Your GP About Menopause
- Menopause Preparedness Toolkit: A Woman’s Empowerment Guide
- Menopause and Mental Health
- Menopause: Understanding the Changes and Finding Relief | Dr Susan Davis | The Proof Podcast EP 256
- Mental Health: Mental Health Self Help Guides
- Mood and the Menopause
- Navigating Menopause: Expert Insights and Solutions | Dr Susan Davis | The Proof Podcast EP 245
- Self-Help Tool: Menopause and Mental Wellbeing
- Taking Control of Your Mental Health: Tips for Talking With Your Health Care Provider
- Tips To Help Manage Menopause Symptoms
- Top Tips To Improve Your Mental Wellbeing
- Videos and Podcasts: Videos – Interviews: What Women Should Know About Menopause and Brain Fog
