Abstract
It has been consistently observed and found in research that there are marked gender differences in the prevalence of many mental disorders. The paper will examine the most common mental health issues and their differential prevalence among men and women. The paper will also throw light on the various psychological models of gender development which might help in understanding the possible reasons of differential rate of different disorders among women and men. The paper will focus more on the psychosocial origin of gender differences in various mental health issues. It has implications to bring changes in socialization patterns, parenting practices, coping styles, reinforcement contingencies, shedding negative stereotypes to decrease the prevalence of some gender specific disorders.
Highlights
It has been consistently observed and found in research that there are marked gender differences in the prevalence of many mental disorders
The most dramatic gender differences occur for anxiety and somatoform disorders, diagnoses overwhelmingly given to women, and sexual paraphilias, diagnoses overwhelmingly given to men
Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder show no gender difference in prevalence, but male schizophrenics show some behavioral differences compared to female schizophrenics
Summary
It is important to understand the various psychological theories of gender development. These theories help us understand the origin of possible gender differences. The implication of these theories lies in knowing the differential rate of various psychiatric conditions in men and women
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