Gender Issues

Nearly 1 in 2 women compare themselves to Barbie.

The politicization of gender-affirming care creates a harmful and dangerous reality for transgender youth.

Study results presented at the 2023 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

A mayday call to support maternal mental health.

More girls are belatedly receiving an autism diagnosis.

This Sigourney Award winner was recognized for his international work in gender and sexuality.

Psychiatrists are in a unique position to empower their patients by recognizing and addressing key issues surrounding gender and sexuality.

Why are more and more adult women being diagnosed with ADHD? A presentation at the APNA Annual Conference shed light on the issue.

Gender-affirming care: medically necessary for mental health.

Treating women of reproductive age who have depression can be difficult. Here’s an overview on the subject from the 2022 Annual Psychiatric Times™ World CME Conference.

The endocrine system is an important puzzle piece when addressing psychiatric disorders.

What is the model minority myth and how is it harming us all?

“Changing the status quo requires all of us to take an active stand.”

What are the differences in epidemiological and clinical characteristics of bipolar disorder between the sexes?

“In the general population, insomnia is associated with greater cognitive impairment, but its association (and potential sexual dimorphic effect) in schizophrenia is less clear.”

The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the April 2022 issue of Psychiatric Times.

Transgender and gender-diverse youth experience higher rates of depression, suicidal behaviors, and self-injury than their cisgender peers. Here's what you need to know.

PTSD is more prevalent in women than in men. What are the biological, psychosocial, and cultural factors that may explain why?

Sex and gender, influenced by genetics, epigenetics, and environmental/social stressors, must be considerations in evaluating every patient.

Violence against women and resulting traumatic brain injuries increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recent research suggests females with autism may need their own set of parameters on which to be measured.

Are lower vitamin D levels in women related to depressive mood?

Psychiatric Times featured a wide variety of psychiatric issues and current events throughout February.

Thinking about sex and sleep in schizophrenia: Researchers performed a large cross-sectional study of sex differences in insomnia and cognition in chronic schizophrenia.

LGBTQ+ youth may be particularly vulnerable during these unprecedented times.

This diverse group of women came together to explore the challenges in treating mental illness in patients who identify as female.

Women are currently facing a number of important issues in mental health. How can clinicians improve this situation?

What do we know about the psychiatric implications of having an abortion and not having access to such services? And what are the medical ethics involved?

New Drug Application to be submitted for MDD in late 2022, with separate filing for PPD planned for early 2023. 

In this new series, you will find reflections on psychiatry and society as seen in—and inspired by—current events.