1665 – Gender differences in depressive co-morbidity and suicidal behaviour among delusional disorder patients

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
A. González-Rodríguez ◽  
O. Molina-Andreu ◽  
M.L. Imaz Gurrutxaga ◽  
M. Bernardo Arroyo ◽  
R. Catalán Campos
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Delusional Disorder ◽  
Co Morbidity

The role of internalizing and externalizing liability factors in accounting for gender differences in the prevalence of common psychopathological syndromes

2007 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark D. Kramer ◽  
Robert F. Krueger ◽  
Brian M. Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Latent Factor ◽  
Gender Invariance ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Best Fitting ◽  
Invariance Model ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

BackgroundWe hypothesized that gender differences in average levels on the internalizing and externalizing factors that account for co-morbidity among common psychopathological syndromes in both men and women account for gender differences in the prevalence of specific syndromes.MethodThe latent structure of 11 syndromes was examined in a middle-aged (mean age=52.66 years, s.d.=5.82) sample of 2992 (37% men) members of the community-based Minnesota Twin Registry (MTR) assessed using 10 scales of the Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire (PDSQ) and an adult antisocial behavior scale. Confirmatory factorial invariance models were applied to a best-fitting, internalizing–externalizing model.ResultsA ‘strong gender invariance model’ fit best, indicating that gender differences in the means of individual syndromes were well accounted for by gender differences in mean levels of internalizing and externalizing. Women exhibited higher mean levels of internalizing (d=0.23) and lower mean levels of externalizing (d=−0.52) than men.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that risk factors for common mental disorders exhibiting gender differences may influence prevalence at the latent factor level. Future research may benefit from focusing on both the latent factor and individual syndrome levels in explaining gender differences in psychopathology.

scholarly journals Gender differences in suicidal behaviour in patients with first-episode psychosis

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 300-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gudrun Austad ◽  
Inge Joa ◽  
Jan Olav Johannessen ◽  
Tor Ketil Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Episode Psychosis

ASD, SUD and gender

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s882-s883
Author(s):  
P.J.M. Van Wijngaarden-Cremers
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Substance Abuse Disorder ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Very High

IntroductionAutism and substance use disorder (SUD) is not the co-morbidity that is commonly considered. Yet these conditions have more commonalities than one would suspect.ObjectiveWe will consider the evidence for co-morbidity between ASD and Addiction (Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and explore the influence of gender.MethodA pilot study of 80 admissions to an adult ASD unit will be presented.ResultsThe co-morbidity ASD and SUD in this study was very high (65% of the inpatients). There were no gender differences in prevalence in total but addiction to medication (32% in woman vs. none in man) and eating disorders (24% in women vs. 9% in man) was far more common in women whereas addiction to drugs (13% in man vs. none in women) was far more common in man.ConclusionsThere are clear indications that a possible co-morbidity of substance abuse disorder should be considered in cases of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. There are no gender differences in prevalence of co-morbidity ASD and SUD in total but addiction to medication and eating disorders seems to be much more common in women whereas addiction to drugs probably more common in man.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.

Gender differences in adolescents and young adults with suicidal behaviour

2008 ◽  
Vol 104 (5) ◽  
pp. 332-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Wunderlich ◽  
T. Bronisch ◽  
H.-U. Wittchen ◽  
R. Carter
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults

Gender Differences in Suicidal Behaviour and Self-injurious Behaviour in Adolescents: Results from a German school survey

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
R. Brunner ◽  
P. Parzer ◽  
J. Haffner ◽  
F. Resch
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Relative Risk Ratio ◽  
School Students ◽  
Suicidal Ideas

Aims:The primary aim of our study was to determine gender differences of the prevalence rates of suicidal behaviour (suicidal ideation, plans and attempts) and self-injurious behaviour (intentional self-mutilative acts like cutting and burning).Method:Self-report cross-sectional survey. A representative sample of school students of the 9th grade (n = 5759, mean age = 14.98 (SD=0.73), 49,8% female adolescents) from the Rhein-Neckar-District in Germany has been investigated.Results:Moderate forms of intentional self-mutilative acts in the previous year was reported by 630 of 5759 (10.9%) school students. Additional 229 (4.0%) students reported repetitive forms of self-mutilation. In comparison with the male students the risk of moderate forms of self-mutilative acts (relative risk ratio: RRR=1.60) was significantly increased for female students, for repetitive acts (RRR=2.64), respectively. With regard to suicidal behaviour 14.4% of the adolescents reported suicidal ideas and 7.9% one or more suicidal attempts during their life time. Adolescent girls who smoked demonstrated a high rate of risk for DSH; there was no significant association between smoking and DSH in adolescent boys. Compared with participants without a history of DSH, adolescents with DSH scored significantly higher on the YSR-subscales of somatic complaints, anxiety and depressive symptoms and delinquent behaviour.Conclusion:Moderate forms of intentional self-mutilative acts and severe forms as well as suicidal behaviour were found to be associated with pronounced emotional and behavioral problems. In particular female adolescents are at higher risk for DSH in comparison to male adolescents.

Occurrence and clinical correlates of psychiatric co-morbidity in delusional disorder

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 222-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Maina ◽  
U. Albert ◽  
A. Badà ◽  
F. Bogetto
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Features ◽  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Age At Onset ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Delusional Disorder ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Clinical Correlates ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Index Evaluation ◽  
Dsm Iv

SummaryThe present study investigated the occurrence and the clinical correlates of psychiatric co-morbidity in a sample of 64 patients with delusional disorder (DD). Subjects were evaluated with a semi-structured interview for the collection of demographic and clinical features of the disorder; co-morbid axis 1 disorders were determined according to the clinical interview using DSM-IV by Othmer and Othmer. Delusional disorder subjects with and without co-morbid diagnoses were compared to investigate whether the presence of another psychiatric disorder influenced the clinical features of the illness.Seventy-two percent of the subjects had at least one additional lifetime psychiatric diagnosis. High lifetime co-morbidity was found with affective disorders, whose onset generally had been subsequent to the onset of DD. Patients with at least one co-morbid disorder (N = 46) had an earlier age at onset, presented for the first psychiatric consultation at an earlier age, and were younger at index evaluation for this study with respect to patients without co-morbidity (N = 18). Types of DD differed significantly according to the presence/absence of lifetime co-morbid disorders: DD patients with co-morbidity were in most cases persecutory type (54.4%) while DD patients without co-morbidity were mixed type (66.7%).Our data indicate that there is a considerable proportion of patients whose DDr is strictly connected with other co-occurring psychiatric disorders (mainly affective disorders), which exert an influence on the phenomenology of the illness.

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