Stress as a Risk Factor for Mental Disorders in a Gendered Environment
Carolyn M. Mazure, Mathilde M. Husky, Robert H. Pietrzak
Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses the value of assessing specific stressors that may vary by gender when assessing mental health to better inform our knowledge of stress effects and aid in developing better targeted, gender-informed prevention and treatment efforts in psychiatry.
Topics & Concepts
StressorMental healthPsychologyClinical psychologyPsychiatryStress (linguistics)Value (mathematics)Risk factorMedicineComputer scienceLinguisticsPhilosophyInternal medicineMachine learningSex and Gender in HealthcareDiversity and Career in MedicineMentoring and Academic Development