Psychopathology, Art, and Gender
Fig. 16.1 Author: Maurits Cornelis Escher The pretense of depriving psychopathology of its contextual dimension means renouncing the reality that is the person. The body of psychopathology cannot be an…
Psychosexual Development and Sexual Dysfunctions
Fig. 2.1 Embryo–fetal sexual differentiation Fig. 2.2 Male and female embryo–fetal sexual differentiation Internal genitalia. Under the action of the testicular androgens, the Wolffian mesonephric ducts give rise in the…
Somatoform and Factitious Disorders
DSM-IV DSM-5 Somatomorphic disorders – Somatization disorder – Undifferentiated somatoform disorder – Pain disorder – Hypochondriasis disorder Somatic symptom and related disorders – Somatic symptom disorder – Illness anxiety disorder…
Pathological Gambling: Clinical Gender Differences
Women Men Socio-demographic factors Age 46–55 31–45 Marital status Married Single Educational level Primary studies Employment status Prolonged low Active Socioeconomic level Lower Medium Personality variables Anxiety Self-esteem Sensation…
Borderline Personality Spectrum
Borderline personality disorder (A) Significant impairments in personality functioning manifested by: 1. Impairments in self-functioning (a or b): (a) Identity: markedly impoverished, poorly developed, or unstable self-image, often associated with…
Gender Differences in Personality Disorders
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Margarita Sáenz-Herrero (ed.)Psychopathology in Women10.1007/978-3-319-05870-2_30 30. Gender Differences in Personality Disorders Eva Garnica de Cos1 (1) Zamudio Hospital, Vizcaya, Spain Eva Garnica de Cos Email: evamaria.garnicadecos@osakidetza.net Abstract Personality disorder is an enduring pattern…
Schizophrenia and Gender
85. Kinon BJ, Gilmore JA, Liu H, Halbreich UM. Prevalence of hyperprolactinemia in schizophrenic patients treated with conventional antipsychotic medications or risperidone. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2003;28 Suppl 2:55–68.PubMed 86. O’Keane V. Review…
Gender Differences in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Year Author Women Men 1987 Helzer 1.3 0.5 1991 Davidson 1.7 0.9 1991 Breslau 11.3 6.0 1992 Norris 8.5 6.1 1994 Rioseco 5.1 2.7 1995 Kessler 10.4 5.0 1998 Breslau…
Psychosis and Gender: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (and Gender) in Psychosis but Were Afraid to Ask
36. Mirowsky J, Ross CE. Paranoia and the structure of powerlessness. Am Sociol Rev. 1983;48:228–39.PubMedCrossRef 37. Ochoa S, Usall J, Cobo J, Labad X, Kulkarni J. Gender differences in schizophrenia…
Use, Misuse, and Gender Differences
AGES (15–64 years) Males (%) Females (%) 1997 86.4 70.5 1999 83.2 67.2 2001 85.2 70.9 2003 84.5 68.4 2005 84.0 69.2 2007 80.4 66.4 2009 84.4 72.7 Binge drinking 2009…
