The role of sex and gender in neuropsychiatric disorders.
The prevalence, age of onset, and clinical symptoms of many neuropsychiatric diseases substantially differ between males and females. Factors influencing the relationships between brain development and function and sex or gender may help us understand the differences between males and females in terms of risk or resilience factors in brain diseases.
University Hospital Cochin (Site Tarnier), Faculty of Medicine Paris Descartes), INSERM U 894, CNP, Paris, France.
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D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors
brain; neuropsychiatric disorder; sex difference