Post by Mel on Jan 4, 2006 17:30:20 GMT -5
Harvard University; Article reviews causes for heightened risk of anxiety disorders in women
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2006 JAN 1 - (LawRx.com) -- A recently published article reviews the causes for a heightened risk of anxiety disorders in women.
Scientists in the United States wrote, "Women have a substantially higher risk of developing lifetime anxiety disorders compared with men. In addition, research evidence has generally observed an increased symptom severity, chronic course, and functional impairment in women with anxiety disorders in comparison to men."
"However the reasons for the increased risk in developing an anxiety disorder in women are still unknown and have yet to be adequately investigated," stated G. Kinrys and colleagues. "Evidence from various studies has suggested that genetic factors and female reproductive hormones may play important roles in the expression of these gender differences."
The scientists noted, "The significant differences in onset and course of illness observed in men and women diagnosed with anxiety disorders warrants investigations into the need of differential treatment; however evidence of gender differences in treatment response to different anxiety disorders are varying and remain largely inconclusive."
In this article, the investigators review "the prevalence, epidemiology, and phenomenology of the major anxiety disorders in women, as well as the implications of such differences for treatment."
Kinrys and colleagues published their study in Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria (Anxiety disorders in women: does gender matter to treatment? Rev Bras Psiquiatr, 2005;27(Suppl. 2):S43-S50).
For additional information, contact G. Kinrys, Harvard University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; E-mail: gkinrys@challiance.org.
The publisher's contact information for the journal Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria is: Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Subscription Department, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 967 - Casa 01, Sao Paulo, Sp, Brazil.
Copyright 2006, Health Insurance Law Weekly via LawRx.com
2006 JAN 1 - (LawRx.com) -- A recently published article reviews the causes for a heightened risk of anxiety disorders in women.
Scientists in the United States wrote, "Women have a substantially higher risk of developing lifetime anxiety disorders compared with men. In addition, research evidence has generally observed an increased symptom severity, chronic course, and functional impairment in women with anxiety disorders in comparison to men."
"However the reasons for the increased risk in developing an anxiety disorder in women are still unknown and have yet to be adequately investigated," stated G. Kinrys and colleagues. "Evidence from various studies has suggested that genetic factors and female reproductive hormones may play important roles in the expression of these gender differences."
The scientists noted, "The significant differences in onset and course of illness observed in men and women diagnosed with anxiety disorders warrants investigations into the need of differential treatment; however evidence of gender differences in treatment response to different anxiety disorders are varying and remain largely inconclusive."
In this article, the investigators review "the prevalence, epidemiology, and phenomenology of the major anxiety disorders in women, as well as the implications of such differences for treatment."
Kinrys and colleagues published their study in Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria (Anxiety disorders in women: does gender matter to treatment? Rev Bras Psiquiatr, 2005;27(Suppl. 2):S43-S50).
For additional information, contact G. Kinrys, Harvard University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; E-mail: gkinrys@challiance.org.
The publisher's contact information for the journal Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria is: Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria, Subscription Department, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 967 - Casa 01, Sao Paulo, Sp, Brazil.