Gender Differences in the Prevalence of Mental Health, Psychological Distress and Psychotropic Medication Consumption in Spain: A Nationwide Population-Based Study.
Clara Maestre-MiquelAna Lopez-de-AndresZichen JiJavier de Miguel-DíezArturo BrocateSara Sanz-RojoAntonio López-FarreDavid Carabantes-AlarcónRodrigo Jiménez-GarcíaJosé J Zamorano-LeónPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
Women suffer from mental disorders, experience psychological distress and consume psychotropic drugs significantly more than men in Spain. Possible explanations for these results may be related to differences in emotional processing, willingness to report diseases and even intrinsic biological traits. Screening for mental health status and psychotropic drug consumption should be considered, particularly in Spanish women, younger adults and individuals who are not married, are obese, have poor self-rated health, suffer from chronic diseases or have a smoking habit.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- sleep quality
- public health
- cervical cancer screening
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- mental illness
- metabolic syndrome
- risk factors
- breast cancer risk
- weight loss
- adverse drug
- genome wide
- insulin resistance
- drug induced
- climate change
- dna methylation
- skeletal muscle
- risk assessment
- health information
- social media