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Sex and gender differences in mental disorders

Riecher-Rössler, Anita·2017·The Lancet Psychiatry

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“Literature has shown that women are more likely than men to perceive and focus on negativity, especially during a stressful event (Riecher-Rössler, 2017).”
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Temporal trends in health worker social media communication during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Ford, J. D., Marengo, D., Olff, M., Armour, C., Elhai, J. D., Almquist, Z. W., & Spiro, E. S. (2022) · Research in Nursing & Health · doi:10.1002/nur.22266 · Cited by 9
“women are more likely than men to report mental health problems due to a host of cultural, social, and economic adversities and a greater willingness than men to disclose distress (Riecher‐Rossler, 2017).”
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How do international humanitarian aid workers stay healthy in the face of adversity?
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“Moreover, considering that women (Riecher-Rössler, 2017), young people (Schweizer, Parker, Leung, Griffin, & Blakemore, 2020), and those with higher scores on neuroticism (Widiger & Oltmanns, 2017) are more prone to internalizing symptoms, the effects of these variables were controlled.”
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Characterization of Psychiatric Inpatients: The Role of Gender Differences in Clinical and Pharmacological Patterns
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Relationship between Assumed Differential Socialization and Emotional Disorders in Women: A Form of Covert Social Violence
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“Covert social violence was associated with high scores in anxiety and depression, which is consistent with the results of various studies that show that violence against women in all its forms worsens their mental health (Grose et al., 2019; Riecher-Rössler, 2017).”
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“Explanations for this sex difference relate to biological factors, particularly the influence of sex hormones and differing reactions to stress [81–83], to psychological factors, notably lower self-esteem and higher rates of body shame and rumination [84], and to societal factors, such as gender…”
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Bidirectional Longitudinal Relationship Between Perceived Paternal and Maternal Mindful Parenting and Depressive Symptoms in Children
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“In general, girls are more susceptible to developing internalizing problems and display higher level of depressive symptoms than boys (Olivia, 2014), and women have a higher prevalence of depression than men (Riecher-Rössler, 2017).”
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“The K10 categorizes levels of psychological distress in no [10-19], mild [20-24], moderate [25-29] and severe [30-50].”
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The social determinants of depressive disorders in China
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“Nevertheless, given sex differences in mental health diagnoses (Riecher-Rössler, 2017), women and men may perceive trauma differently (e.g., Irish et al., 2011), and limited research on identity and meaning in life in female versus male veterans, we included gender in our analyses.”
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Association between psychological symptoms and illegal driving behaviors in a sample of Chinese private car drivers
Chen, H., Li, H., Pu, C., Xu, H., Wang, T., Du, L., Liu, X., Li, S., & Li, M. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.984860 · Cited by 6
“Previous studies have reported differences in the prevalence of psychological symptoms between males and females (19, 20), so Chi-squared tests were used to examine the statistical differences in prevalence rates of self-reported psychological symptoms by gender.”
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Anxiety and Rejection Sensitivity
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Authors: Riecher-Rössler, A.
Venue: The Lancet Psychiatry
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2017-01
Volume: 4
Issue: 1
Pages: 8-9
ISSN: 2215-0366 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(16)30348-0
OpenAlex: W2556344411
Cited by: 560
References: 12
Citations by year: 2026: 70 · 2025: 63 · 2024: 100 · 2023: 75 · 2022: 95 · 2021: 66 · 2020: 44 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 4
FWCI: 13.09
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: The Lancet Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Sex and Gender in Healthcare
Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
Keywords: sex differences, gender differences, mental illness, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, prevalence, symptomatology, risk factors, clinical course
MeSH terms: Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Sex Factors, Gonadal Steroid Hormones

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