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Gender Characteristics of Anxiety: Brief Review

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Background: Anxiety and depression are still the most common complaints of patients when visiting a doctor. Methods: The purpose of the study was to identify gender characteristics of the manifestation of anxiety (anxiety disorders). Results: Clinically significant anxiety (anxiety disorders) in women occurs 1-6.-2.5 times more often than in men. Anxiety disorders in women are characterized by a less stable response to treatment, a more unfavorable course, and a tendency to relapse and become chronic.Conclusions: there are gender differences in the development of anxiety and anxiety disorders/

Source: Personalized Psychiatry and Neurology

DOI: 10.52667/2712-9179-2025-5-1-10-15

Authors: N. Yu. Safonova, L. V. Lukina

Institution: St.Petersburg V.M.Bekhterev Psychoneurological Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4408582002

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