Gender Differences in the Development of Schizophrenia

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10.2991/ahsr.k.201001.064How to use a DOI?

Keywords

schizophrenia, premorbid personality traits, psychotraumatic situation, gender differences, high abilities

Abstract

We conducted a research involving 60 adults with the diagnosis of schizophrenia (F20). The main criterion for analyzing gender differences in schizophrenia development was the trigger mechanism of the disease. We have found out that the trigger for the onset in women is often a psychotraumatic situation associated with unhappy love or sexual experience: rape, attempted rape, “unhappy love” (56 % of cases). As for the factors aggravating premorbid background, eating disorders (37 % of cases) and suicidal behavior (31 % of cases) are the most common among women. In men, the trigger is also associated with a psychotrauma in the sphere of interpersonal relationships (38 % of cases). There are also such aggravating factors as antisocial behavior (18 % of men) and alcohol and drug abuse (50 % of men). As for the sociopsychological parameters of the disease course, higher level of social activity is registered in women. Patients’ ability to assess their disorder critically and to orient themselves in their own personalities is characterized by similar rates. 56 % of women demonstrate a relatively critical attitude towards their defective condition. In men, the percentage is 37 %. We find the results to be interest enough, and the obtained trends allow us to outline directions for further work. The hypothesis of interrelation between creativity and schizophrenia is supported by the results of the diagnostic work analysis.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sofya Tarasova
AU  - Anna Bobrovnikova
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/10/03
TI  - Gender Differences in the Development of Schizophrenia
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference “Health and wellbeing in modern society” (ICHW 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 318
EP  - 323
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.201001.064
DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.201001.064
ID  - Tarasova2020
ER  -