Psychiatric Comorbidity and Psychopathology of Methamphetamine Users—Are There Gender Differences?

Psychiatric comorbidity in gender dysphoric adolescents.

BACKGROUND This study examined psychiatric comorbidity in adolescents with a gender identity disorder (GID). We focused on its relation to gender, type of GID diagnosis and eligibility for medical interventions (puberty suppression and cross-sex hormones). METHODS To ascertain DSM-IV diagnoses, the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) was administered to parents of 105 gender dys...

Gender differences in the clinical characteristics and psychiatric comorbidity in patients with antisocial personality disorder.

Gender is an important variable in the study of mental health because of the actual and perceived differences between men and women. Relatively little is known how males and females differ in their manifestations of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). Demographic and clinical features of 323 participants with ASPD were assessed and recorded. Women had fewer episodes of antisocial behavior i...

Comparison of demographic characteristics and psychiatric comorbidity among methamphetamine-, heroin- and methamphetamine-heroin co- dependent males in Hunan, China

BACKGROUND There is little research of psychiatric comorbidity differences among people with different types of drug dependence in Chinese population. We explored demographic and comorbid psychiatric differences among methamphetamine- dependent males (MDs), heroin-dependent males (HDs) and methamphetamine and heroin co-dependent males (M/HDs) in Hunan province, China. METHODS A cross-sectiona...

Female poly drug abuse and psychopathology – gender differences: An overview

Dysfunctional family environments and childhood psychopathology: the role of psychiatric comorbidity.

INTRODUCTION The study of the association between specific characteristics of family environments and different types of psychopathology may contribute to our understanding of these complex disorders and ultimately inform therapeutics. OBJECTIVE To compare the family characteristics of four groups: typically developing children; children with anxiety disorders only; children with externalizin...