Gender and Its Effects on Psychopathology (American Psychopathological Association Series)

333 Pages·2000·3.3 MB·English

by  Ellen Frank

Gender and
Its Effects on
Psychopathology
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Gender and
Its Effects on
Psychopathology
EDITEDBY
Ellen Frank, Ph.D.
American Psychopathological Association
WASHINGTON,DC
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Contents
Contributors xi
Introduction xv
EllenFrank,Ph.D.
Section I Etiological Mechanisms
1 Hormonal Basis of Mood Disorders in Women 3
BarbaraL.Parry,M.D.
2 Gender and Dimensions of the Self: Implications for
Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior 23
SarahRosenfield,Ph.D.
3 Gender-Specific Etiologies for Antisocial and
Borderline Personality Disorders? 37
AndrewE.Skodol,M.D.
Section II Mood and Anxiety Disorders
4 Gender Differences in Major Depression:
Epidemiological Findings 61
RonaldC.Kessler,Ph.D.
5 Pubertal Changes and Adolescent Challenges:
Why Do Rates of Depression Rise Precipitously for
Girls Between Ages 10 and 15 Years? 85
EllenFrank,Ph.D.,andElizabethYoung,M.D.
6 Gender Differences in Response to Treatments of
Depression 103
MichaelE.Thase,M.D.,EllenFrank,Ph.D.,
SusanG.Kornstein,M.D.,andKimberlyA.Yonkers,M.D.
7 Gender Differences in Major Depression:
The Role of Anxiety 131
NaomiBreslau,Ph.D.,HowardD.Chilcoat,Sc.D.,
EdwardL.Peterson,Ph.D.,andLonniR.Schultz,Ph.D.
8 Gender Differences in Anxiety Disorders: Clinical
Implications 151
M.KatherineShear,M.D.,UlrikeFeske,Ph.D.and
CatherineGreeno,Ph.D.
Section III Schizophrenia
9 Gender and Schizophrenia: An Overview 169
StevenO.Moldin,Ph.D.
10 Gender Differences in First-Episode Schizophrenia 187
HeinzHäfner,M.D.,Ph.D.,Dres.h.c.
Section IV Substance Abuse and Dependence
11 Gender Differences in the Epidemiology of
Substance Dependence in the United States 231
DeniseB.Kandel,Ph.D.
12 Gender Effects in Gene–Environment Interactions
in Substance Abuse 253
RemiJ.Cadoret,M.D.,KristinRiggins-Caspers,Ph.D.,
WilliamR.Yates,M.D.,EdwardP.Troughton,B.A.,
andMarkA.Stewart,M.D.
13 Gender Differences in the Effects of Opiates
and Cocaine: Treatment Implications 281
MaryJeanneKreek,M.D.
Index 301