Gender differences in personality traits and disorders.
Personality disorders differ in prevalence by gender. The most striking findings concern antisocial personality disorder, which is more common in men, and borderline personality disorder, which is more common in women. These differences are not artifacts, but reflect gender differences in the personality traits that underlie Axis II diagnoses.
Paris
Joel
J
Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Research Associate, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, 4333 chemin de la côte ste Catherine, Montreal, Québec H3T 1E4, Canada. joel.paris@mcgill.ca
D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors