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Some Barriers to Psychological Treatment for Women

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Describe the barriers that women face when seeking treatment.

Compare and contrast how these barriers differ from the barriers of men.

Recommend several treatment modifications that should be made for women in treatment.

Explain why these modifications are important and how they different from treatment for men.

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This solution describes some barriers to psychological treatment for women.

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It appears that one of the barriers that women face when seeking treatment, is that many individuals may tell these women that it is their hormones that are causing their psychological issues, such as depression, etc. This can be highly detrimental barrier, due to the fact that this can have a strong influence in causing some women to stop seeking treatment altogether. Another barrier that women face when seeking treatment, is the only psychological disbelief that they have an issue that needs treatment. Although these individuals may still seek treatment, they ...

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