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Gender Differences in Epilepsy
Epilepsia, 2005Summary: Purpose: The aim of this study was to look at gender differences in unselected populations of patients with epilepsy classified according to the 1989 International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) criteria. Methods: Data were obtained from two sources: (a) the EpiBase database at the outpatient clinic at the Department of Neurology, Aarhus ...
Christensen, Jakob; id_orcid 0000-0002-9385-6435 +4 more
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Gender differences in thermoregulation
Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 2001Women differ from men in thermal responses to exogenous heat load and heat loss as well as to endogenous heat load during exercise, because they usually have a larger ratio of body surface to body mass, a greater subcutaneous fat content, and lower exercise capacity. When these differences are eliminated in experimental studies, it appears that women's
H, Kaciuba-Uscilko, R, Grucza
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Gender differences in pharmacokinetics
European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, 1996There is growing awareness that the underrepresentation of women in clinical trials and in particular in phase I studies may lead to incorrect handling of drugs. Despite the fact that investigations are not informed in a systematic way, there are a number of examples showing pharmacokinetic differences between gender.
C H, Gleiter, U, Gundert-Remy
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Gender Inequality and Gender Differences in Authoritarianism
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2012Authoritarianism may be endorsed in part as a means of managing and buffering psychological threats (e.g., Duckitt & Fisher, 2003; Henry, 2011). Building on this research, the authors postulated that authoritarianism should be especially prevalent among women in societies with high levels of gender inequality because they especially face more ...
Mark J, Brandt, P J, Henry
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Gender difference and gender disadvantage
Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, 1990This paper explores the theoretical foundations of American sex discrimination law. Traditional legal frameworks have analyzed gender issues in terms of gender difference. Yet, inder this approach, sex-based differences have been both overlooked and overvalued.
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Gender Differences in Schizophrenia
Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2003Sex differences in schizophrenia can be caused by the disease process itself, by genetic and hormonal differences, by differences in the maturation and morphology of the brain and in age- and gender-specific behavioural patterns. These hypotheses will be tested on the major results reported in the literature as well as on different levels (epidemiology,
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Gender Differences in Hypertension
Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, 2019Hypertension is the leading risk factor for global mortality and morbidity and remains the major preventable cause of cardiovascular diseases. Gender differences in risk factors and awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension have been well established in humans.
Juan-Juan, Song +4 more
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Gender Differences in Schizophrenia
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1995In an assessment of gender differences in schizophrenia, 85 outpatients (53 men and 32 women) with schizophrenia were evaluated for illness history, symptom severity, IQ, neurocognitive status, cerebral volume loss, and cortical asymmetry. Social functioning was assessed using marital status, independent living skills, and employment status ...
A M, Andia +7 more
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Gender Differences in Schizophrenia
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1984Lewine (Psychol. Bull., 90: 432-444, 1981) has proposed sex differences, specific to schizophrenics, in age at first psychiatric hospitalization, age at first reported symptoms, and premorbid social competence. To evaluate Lewine's hypothesis we collected data on 64 schizophrenic and 30 nonschizophrenic psychiatric outpatients.
D B, Leventhal +2 more
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Gender differences in aggression
Current Opinion in Psychology, 2018Studies on gender differences in aggressive behavior are examined. In proportions of their total aggression scores, boys and girls are verbally about equally aggressive, while boys are more physically and girls more indirectly aggressive. There are genetic determinants of both physical and indirect aggression, suggesting that both types of aggression ...
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