Exploring the Impact of Mental Abuse on Women in the UK, 2024

This essay examines the significant impact of mental abuse on women in the United Kingdom, even within a developed country context. It delves into the psychological and emotional trauma inflicted by various forms of mental abuse, often perpetrated by partners, and highlights the prevalence of domestic violence. The essay reviews existing literature, including research from the University of Birmingham, which reveals a strong correlation between domestic abuse and mental illness in women. It also emphasizes the importance of recognizing abuse, as highlighted by organizations like Refuge, and the availability of support services, including counseling and legal provisions. The essay discusses the connection between mental abuse and addiction, underscoring the long-lasting effects on victims and the necessity for women to speak out against abusive relationships. The conclusion stresses the importance of stricter laws and increased awareness to combat mental abuse effectively and provide adequate support for affected women, emphasizing the need for women to seek help to address these issues.

The impact of mental
abuse on women in the
U.K.

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
LITERATURE SURVEY................................................................................................................2
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..........................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Mental Abuse refers to a form of abuse which creates a psychological or emotional
trauma for a particular person (Estefan, Coulter and VandeWeerd, 2016). Thus, it becomes quite
important that the identification of this type of abuse is done properly which will be quite helpful
in ensuring that the person who is facing this abuse can report it which will lead towards taking
of different types of measures so that the abuse can be reduced effectively and efficiently. This
causes a high-level of distress for the people who are facing it because the people who face it
suffer silently without reporting it to anyone. Psychologists provide the mental counselling so
that the trauma faced by the mental abuse by a person can be reduced. Thus it becomes highly
important that the different types of psychologists are able to take the measures for this particular
purpose. In this way it can be said that the problem of mental abuse has become very wide
because of the influence of various types of factors which are leading towards an increase in the
mental abuse. The topic which has been chosen for this project is The impact of mental abuse on
women in the U.K. even after being a developed country such type of cases are reported in the
country. This particularly creates an impact on the overall impact on the mental and emotional
health of the women in the country (Gasior, Bond and Malamut, 2016). Women face abuse
mostly by their partners. Thus, the mental counselling is highly essential so that the women are
able to ensure that the emotional trauma which has been caused to them can be reported by them
and thus they are able to take the right measures so that they are able to reduce this particular
emotional trauma in the right manner. Therefore, it becomes highly important that the right
measures are taken in a proper manner so that the mental abuse on the women can be reduced.
The reason due to which this topic has been chosen is that it is important to identify the forms of
emotional abuse which is being faced by the women in the country which will be quite helpful in
order to ensure that the research on the wide range of needs and requirements of the women can
be done in a proper manner. Thus, The overall development of knowledge in relation to this
particular topic can be done highly effectively and efficiently in the right manner. The aim for
this work is to make sure that the different forms of abuse which are faced by the women in the
country can be identified effectively and efficiently. Thus, In this way it can be said that for the
achievement of this particular aim it is quite essential that the identification of the different types
of abuse which are faced by women are identified and thus the right actions can be taken so that
the prevention of the abuse can be done highly effectively and efficiently.
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LITERATURE SURVEY
As per University of Birmingham, women who experience domestic abuse are nearly
three times as likely to develop mental illness. Academics at University of Birmingham have
identified a significant association between mental illness and domestic abuse in UK women.
There was a significant research which was done for this particular purpose. Through the
research, there were various types of findings which were identified. The findings were that
those who are experiencing domestic abuse are three times as likely to develop mental illness,
women who experience domestic abuse have three times more chances of history of mental
illness, this is the first study which shows a link between domestic abuse and serious mental
illness. Also, there is a huge discrepancy which can be found between GP practices and the
national data. Thus, it can be said that through the study the wide range of factors which create
an overall impact on the women and can cause domestic abuse can be identified and the right
measures can be taken so that the domestic abuse on the women can be reduced (Tardif-Williams
and et.al., 2017).
Further the research has raised various important questions and recommendations. The
common nature of domestic abuse leads towards public mental health burden which makes this
form of abuse very vast within the U.K. The vast nature of this type of abuse has seen a rapid
increase in these cases within the country. This therefore requires that an immediate attention
must be provided to such type of cases so that a solution can be identified highly effectively and
efficiently. This will provide the adequate support to the women which is needed by them so that
they are able to open up about these particular cases and are able to report them so that they can
solve their problems.
The research has been done on a wide range of patients who are likely to develop mental
illness as a result of the mental abuse which they have faced. Thus, In this way it can be said that
the patients will be able to make sure that they are able to effectively and efficiently manage
their needs and requirements in a proper manner. They will be able to ensure that they can open
up about the problems and issues which they are facing and thus in this way the appropriate
actions can be taken so that these particular problems and issues can be resolved (Naushad and
et.al., 2019).
Overall, it can be said that with an increase in the number of mental abuse cases it
becomes highly important that the appropriate attention is paid by women towards the mental
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abuse and emotional trauma which is being faced by them. Therefore, In this way it becomes
very crucial that the women are able to raise their voice for this particular purpose which will
help them a lot in ensuring that they are able to find a solution for these type of problems which
are being faced by them in the right manner effectively and efficiently.
According to Refuge, it is quite important that recognizing abuse is quite important
particularly for the women. There are many women who face mental abuse everyday from their
partners and are not able to recognize it. Thus it becomes quite important for them that they are
able to identify the form of mental abuse which is being faced by them. In this way, they will be
able to make sure that the identification of the mental abuse can be done by them in the right
manner effectively and efficiently. This will help them a lot because through this they will be
able to make sure that they are able to identify the form of mental abuse which they are facing
from their partners so that the right measures can be taken to report it effectively and efficiently.
Refuge is an organization which operates in U.K. and is able to provide specialist support for
women and children who are experiencing domestic violence. Therefore, Refuge makes sure that
an adequate support is provided to the women and children who are experiencing domestic
violence. Also, since domestic violence comes under mental abuse this can be extremely helpful
for the women and children to open up about the type of mental abuse which has been faced by
them. In this way, they will be able to make sure that they can effectively and efficiently manage
their wide range of needs and requirements properly.
There is a lot of support which is available for the women and children so that they are
able to face the problems and issues effectively and efficiently. Thus, it becomes highly
important that the women and children are able to make sure that they can open up about the
mental abuse problems which are being faced by them and can ensure that they take adequate
level of support for these type of problems in the right manner. This type of support is provided
by the organizations through the arrangement of professional counselling and ensuring that the
use of other activities is made. This can be helpful in ensuring that the women and children are
adequately supported. Thus, it is important for the women and children that they speak about
these issues and get them resolved. In a developed country like U.K. Also these type of problems
are being faced by the women who suffer silently due to the mental abuse which is inflicted upon
them (Schwartz and et.al., 2017).
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Also, any kind of mental abuse which leads towards domestic violence is against the law
and there are strict provisions in the law regarding the ways to deal with the cases of domestic
violence effectively and efficiently. This can lead towards various types of problems and issues
related to mental abuse. Therefore, In U.K., the laws have to made more strict which will be
helpful in ensuring that the cases of domestic violence can be handled properly. This will lead
towards providing of the desired help in the solving of the different types of mental abuse cases.
According to Addiction Center, Mental abuse and addiction have a close and complicated
relationship with each other. Mental abuse is the same as emotional abuse and psychological
abuse. It means the actions which can cause someone to feel demeaned or wear down someone's
self-esteem. In U.K., there has been a lot of increase in these particular cases. This is leading
towards a lot of problems and issues particularly for the women who are the worst-affected due
to the influence created by such cases. There is a high-level of impact which is created by Mental
abuse on the Mental health of a person. Therefore, it is highly important that the types of mental
abuse which are faced by the women are identified so that the appropriate actions can be taken
effectively and efficiently. In this way, it can be said that the use of different types of methods
and techniques can be made so that the resolution of these particular issues can be made by a
person effectively and efficiently which will be quite helpful for ensuring a reduction in these
cases over time. The mental abuse cases have been leading towards an increase in the anxiety
and depression problems among the women in U.K. This has only added to the different types of
problems which are being already faced by these women (Sickel, Seacat and Nabors, 2019).
Thus, In this way it can be said that being a part of abusive relationships creates a long-
lasting impact on the victims. Therefore, it becomes highly important that the women are able to
speak up against the abusive relationships which will be quite helpful in ensuring that this can
help in reducing the emotional trauma which is being suffered by them due to them being a part
of such a relationship (Szigethy and et.al., 2017). There are various examples of mental abuse
like bullying, withholding kind words etc. Thus these are the types of mental abuse which is
faced by the women in U.K. This therefore creates a lot of problems and issues for the women
and therefore creates an overall impact on them. Treatment is available so that these problems
and issues can be dealt with in the right manner. This can be helpful in ensuring that the women
are able to deal with these particular problems properly. A lot of support is available to them
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through organizations and communities who work for welfare of women which has ensured that
they are able to speak about the mental abuse which they are facing.
In U.K., a lot of organizations are doing work related with ensuring that these type of
cases can be highlighted which will be quite helpful so that the women are able to speak about
these cases. Also, this has helped in raising the overall level of awareness about the cases of
mental abuse which has led towards taking of a proper approach for dealing with these particular
cases effectively and efficiently. Thus, the role of these organizations is very important in
helping women in dealing with these cases (Trevillion and et.al., 2016).
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
From the above report, it can be concluded that Mental abuse is a serious problem which
has to be sorted out so that the right and appropriate actions can be taken in order to prevent it
effectively and efficiently. Thus, it becomes important that the use of appropriate techniques and
methods can be made so that a right way of dealing with the cases of Mental abuse which are
inflicted upon the women. Various researches have been conducted in order to ensure that the
people who are facing mental abuse issues can be made more aware about making use of the
right way of dealing with this particular problems effectively and efficiently. These researches
have been helpful in identifying this problem in detail and identifying the measures to be taken
so that a solution to the problem can be found out in the right manner. It can further lead towards
various other problems and thus this can impact the people a lot. The problem has created a lot of
impact particularly on the women as they face a lot of abuse from their partners.
It is therefore recommended to the higher authorities that they are able to make sure that
they are able to help the women in particular to deal with such cases effectively and efficiently.
This can be done by providing them the required help which will help them in properly
approaching the cases in the right manner. For that, they have to be motivated so that they are
able to speak out about the problems and issues which they are facing. They are required to adopt
appropriate methods and techniques which can be highly helpful for them in ensuring that the
identification of the mental health issues which are caused due to abuse can be done.
Also, the recommendations which can be given to the higher authorities is that they are
required to put their focus on ensuring that there must be a reduction in mental abuse cases. A
reduction in these cases can be quite helpful in bringing out a change in the society. In this way,
it can be said that the higher authorities are required to frame strict laws so that the mental abuse
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can be reduced in the right manner. Further, it is quite essential that these authorities are able to
deal with mental abuse cases by taking appropriate actions for the same.
Further, it is recommended that the women are aware about the different types of actions
which can be taken by them so that the number of mental abuse cases can be reduced. For this,
they have to be made aware about the actions which can be taken by them so that they are able to
ensure that they are able to reduce these cases. In this way, they will be able to make sure that
through the use of these actions they can reduce the overall impact which is created on them due
to Mental Abuse.
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REFERENCES
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Online
Women who are experiencing domestic abuse are nearly three times as likely to develop mental
illness. 2019. [Online]. Available through:
<https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2019/06/domestic-abuse-mental-illness-
birmingham.aspx>
Recognising abuse. 2017. [Online]. Available through: <https://www.refuge.org.uk/get-help-
now/recognising-abuse/>
The Relationship Between Mental Abuse and Addiction. 2021. [Online]. Available through:
<https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/mental-abuse/>
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