Sex differences in schizophrenia: a demographic, symptomatic, life history and genetic study.
Twenty-one male and 32 female inpatients who met the criteria of schizophrenia according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria were compared for demographic, symptomatic, life history, and genetic variables. Female schizophrenics were marginally less likely to have auditory hallucinations; They were more likely to have early loss experiences (either bereavement or separation from a parent) before the age of 16. No other differences were found between the men and women.
Kitamura
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Sociocultural Environmental Research, National Institute of Mental Health, Chiba, Japan.
Fujihara
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Yuzuriha
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Nakagawa
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001601:Bereavement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012737:Sex Factors