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Sex differences in minor psychiatric morbidity: A survey of homogenous population

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Epidemiological methods of psychiatric assessment were used to examine whether there is a sex difference in the constitutional vulnerability of the male and female phenotype to minor psychiatric morbidity. In order to minimise the effect of environment and of sex roles and stereotypes as far as possible, a sample of relatively homogeneous employed men and women are studied. No sex difference in prevalence of minor psychiatric morbidity or its outcome was found in this population of men and women of similar age, education, occupation and social environment. However, women did report significantly more somatic symptoms of psychogenic origin.

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  • Jenkins, Rachel, 1985. "Sex differences in minor psychiatric morbidity: A survey of homogenous population," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 20(9), pages 887-899, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:20:y:1985:i:9:p:887-899
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    1. Whitley, Rob & Prince, Martin, 2005. "Fear of crime, mobility and mental health in inner-city London, UK," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 61(8), pages 1678-1688, October.
    2. Marianne Kastrup, 1987. "Sex Differences in the Utilization of Mental Health Services: a Nation-Wide Register Study," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 33(3), pages 171-184, September.

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