Show threadTim ReiersonMay 23, 2024
A 2nd article, this from #MetroUK, covering the #HatPorter #MenstrualHealth research within #PsychiatricHospital #PsychiatricInpatient.
https://metro.co.uk/2024/05/22/psychiatric-patient-made-pull-pants-prove-period-20886385/
Psychiatric patient made to pull down her pants to 'prove' she was on her period

'It was made to seem like I was being like an inconvenience for having a period. It made me hate my body.'

Metro.co.uk
Tim ReiersonMay 21, 2024

New #UK research "..patients in psychiatric hospitals are often insufficiently supported with their #MenstrualHealth, which was described as degrading, dehumanising & distressing. This failure to meet patients’ needs could be viewed as amounting to neglect & #MenstrualInjustice,.."

Link to report, summary and guidelines, plus alternative formats at this page:
https://www.nsun.org.uk/resource/menstrual-health-in-psychiatric-inpatient-settings-2024/

Launch event Weds 12 June 2024 2-3pm UK, Zoom
Registration Info: https://www.nsun.org.uk/news/launch-event-menstrual-health-in-psychiatric-inpatient-settings-report/

Includes a Guidelines for Services: Menstrual health in #PsychiatricInpatient settings
https://www.nsun.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Guidelines-for-services-Menstrual-health-in-psychiatric-inpatient-settings-2024.pdf

#LivedExperience #SurvivorResearch Authored by #HatPorter
Commisioned by #NSUN National Survivor User Network
#Menstruation #MentalHealth #mh #BloodyGoodPeriod #WISH #MenstrualProducts

Menstrual health in psychiatric inpatient settings (2024)

This report explores experiences of menstruation within psychiatric inpatient settings. It highlights that patients in psychiatric hospitals are often insufficiently supported with needs relating to their menstrual health.

NSUN website