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Research has reported that while adolescents share common risk factors such as interpersonal violence, existing mental disorders and substance abuse, gender specific risk factors for suicide attempts can include eating disorders, dating violence, and interpersonal problems for females and disruptive behavior/conduct problems, homelessness, and ...
Research on the impact of sexual assault on health in women populations find that targets of sexual harassment experience a range of mental health outcomes– including depression, anxiety, fear, guilt, shame, anger, and PTSD– [99] and physical health problems such as headaches, digestive system issues, and sleep disorders. [100] Research ...
Many women were excluded from research because they were considered too weak, too variable, and in need of protection from the harms associated with medical research studies. [41] [42] Studies important in understanding drug behavior in the male-body were extrapolated to female patients as well. This practice occurred despite biological ...
Further research on the mental health disparities among sex and gender is needed in order to gain a deeper knowledge of the predictors of mental health and the possible differences in treatments. Adult women are at a high risk of experiencing mental health disorders during their pregnancy, however, most physicians do not address this until the ...
Many disabilities, such as Fibromyalgia, are vastly disproportionally diagnosed in female patients compared to male patients even though there is no known medical cause for this gender disparity. [2] However, disorders involving the female reproductive system are often unnoticed, under-diagnosed, or reported to have diagnostic processes ...
Subsequent research on the disparity in maternal health between African American and white women led Geronimus to propose the weathering hypothesis. She proposed that the accumulation of cultural, social and economic disadvantages may lead to earlier deterioration of health among African American women compared to their non-Hispanic, white ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." [1] Identified by the 2012 World Development Report as one of two key human capital endowments, health can influence an individual's ability to reach his or her full potential in society. [2]
Sleep problems in women can manifest at various stages of their life cycle, as supported by both subjective and objective data. [further explanation needed] Factors such as hormonal changes, aging, psycho-social aspects, physical and psychological conditions and the presence of sleeping disorders can disrupt women's sleep.