title: [Gender aspects of psychiatric publications].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Are authors of German language psychiatric journals more often male or female? Are there gender differences regarding scientific topics?
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of publications of two German-language journals (Neuropsychiatrie, Psychiatrische Praxis) for the period 2008-2009.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We could not find any gender differences concerning the number of first authors, but the number of male co-authors was nearly double as high as of female co-authors. Qualitative research methods were used more often by female researchers, but there were no significant differences regarding scientific topics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overall, we found fewer gender differences than expected concerning authorship.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Universität Wien. marion.freidl@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freidl
authors.forename: Annemarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unger
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vyssoki
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wancata
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D001319:Authorship; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012106:Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D013557:Switzerland