
Geniuses and ‘mad’ women: culture as mental cauteriser
Women are at the heart of the epidemic of mental ill-health—as healers as well as victims.
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Cristina Lago Godefroid, a writer and illustrator, works in the European Parliament as a policy adviser.

Women are at the heart of the epidemic of mental ill-health—as healers as well as victims.

Estrella Durá Ferrandis and Cristina Lago Godefroid
The European mental-health strategy should recognise the burdens women face—and the role of culture in lightening them.

Estrella Durá Ferrandis and Cristina Lago Godefroid
The broad social determinants of poor mental health demand a holistic approach.