WST 377 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Postpartum Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Suicidal Ideation
22 Mar 2017
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History of gender and mental illness: victorian era, wondering womb, hysteria, nymphomania, spinsters & lesbians. Gender ratios and mental health: psychological disorders with lopsided gender ratios, alcohol abuse (3:1, depression (1:2, anorexia (1:9, no significant gender differences in prevalence of, schizophrenia (men: earlier onset, bipolar disorder (women: exhibit more severe symptoms) Gender and mental health: childhood, boys: higher conduct disorder, adolescence, boys: higher risk behavior, anger, suicide, girls: higher depression, eating disorders, suicidal ideation and attempts, adulthood, boys: substance abuse, antisocial behavior, girls: depression, anxiety. Internal (problem is within me; my fault: non-depressive explanatory style, explain negative outcomes as, external, temporary, specific, explain positive outcomes as: Internal, stable, global: fewer illness symptoms, quicker recovery from illness, better coping skills, vulnerability-stress theory of depression, negative life events, small gender difference, d= -0. 12 (only for childhood, 1. Childhood sexual abuse: 2x more common in girls than boys, 2.
