Anxiety disorders in women
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Published on: February 23, 2015
1Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS 66601-0829, USA.
Abstract:
Existing research indicates that anxiety disorders are three times as common in women as in men. Yet true gender-based research is still in its infancy. The author discusses key areas affecting the occurrence of anxiety disorders in women, including medical conditions, epidemiological and diagnostic perspectives, work and the reproductive cycle, trauma (including abuse), and marriage and the family. She notes that future research is likely to produce rapid change and reevaluation in many of these core issues. She concludes that both genders will benefit because evaluation and treatment can truly be tailored to the specific needs of each individual man or woman.
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