Many sex and gender differences in schizophrenic psychoses have been reported, but few
have been soundly replicated. A stable finding is the later age of onset in women compared …

More than thirty years have passed since sex and gender differences were noted in the age
of onset, course and outcomes for schizophrenia. The 'estrogen hypothesis” was coined in …

BACKGROUND: Sex differences in the incidence, onset and course of schizophrenia have
led to the hypothesis that estrogens play a protective role in the pathophysiology of this …

Schizophrenia and related psychoses are pervasive and debilitating conditions, for which
currently available treatments are often only partially effective and entail a high risk of …

Objectives Previous studies suggested a relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) in the specific population (ie, war survivors and veterans) and subsequent dementia …

The theory that many serious mental illnesses, in particular psychoses such as
schizophrenia, may have a significant hormonal aetiological component is fast gaining …

Increasing evidence from epidemiological, preclinical and clinical studies suggests that
estrogens may exert psychoprotective effects in schizophrenia. Observations of gender …

Background An issue of critical importance for psychiatry and women's health is whether
postpartum depression (PPD) represents a unique condition. The Diagnostic and Statistical …

OBJECTIVE: Serum levels of neuro-and immunomodulatory adrenal steroids together with
selected hormonal, lipid and other relevant biochemical parameters were investigated to …

Schizophrenia has long been known to affect men and women somewhat differently. It has
been shown that men have a higher incidence, a younger age of onset, more impaired …