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Some psychological disorders are more common in women (for example, depression, agoraphobia, and borderline personality disorder), and some are more common in men (for example, substance abuse and antisocial personality disorder). Why do you think that is the case?

Answer 1

Genetics maybe. I am sure that both male and female experience both. Men probably feel depressed but society views the man as a strong person....so he probably just deals with it and never mentions it. I think substance abuse is acceptable in certain male circles where females may be looked at differently.

Answer 2

well, honestly, people say spill all the chemical mumbo jumbo they like but i believe it is the different ways men and women deal with stress, women are more likely to get depressed because we deal with things differently , we have a house to run, kids to take care of bills to pay and such things, not saying some men don;t but for the most part that is what the woman does. instead of dealing with our emotions at the time we hold it in and try to live our lives till eventually we break. men on the other hand mostly turn toward an outward substance to take their pain away and need more and more to do it because of tolerance levels. which equals addiction. as far as personality disorders in women, well lets see, we have to be loving mother, sexy wife, good daughter, best friend, housecleaner, working mother, and thats just to name a few, i can understand why we have personality disorders. can't you? anyway, I agree chemical imbalance yes is the "diagnosis" of it all but in my opinion it is all of the above mixed together.

Answer 3

Sometimes it is more the case of not whether women get this more than men or men get that more than women is more about who is doing the diagnosing, how is the diagnosing being carried out and who is more likely to consider themselves unwell etc. There are so many variable in something such as mental health and its sufferers and its diagnosis that no generalisation can possibly be made.

For instance:
A woman becomes quiet and withdraws from society, she is just a shy quiet woman.
A man does the same and he is anti social
A woman is sad and knows that she is so is more likely to go for help and is diagnosed as depressed.
A man is sad, is less likely to be able to name the emotion, does not go for help and remains undaignosed.
Social precepts and constructs make some things okay for men and not okay for women and other things okay for women and not okay for men.
I think it would be wiser to say "Some psychological disorders are more commonly diagnosed in women and others are more commonly diagnosed in men."
Women are more verbal about emotions and so are more likely to voice their fears, sadnesses, and joys.
Men tend to internalise their emotions and the emotions are more likely to fester into things that requie acting out.
But those too are simply generalisations and still do not account for the men who are comfortable talking about emotions but still end up anti social. Or the women who internalise and still end up depressed etc.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

different levels of different chemicals and different genetics r responsible. just like sum people r more prone to diabetes or depression than other. it all depends on the way ur mind and body is.

Answer 6

Because our bodies are made up differently. We have different levels of hormones which causes us to think, behave and process information differently.

Answer 7

We are simply not wired the same.

Sue

Answer 8

yep, agree with all of the above.

Answer 9

testosterone and estrogen levels