Are Gender Effects Being Neglected in Schizophrenia Research?

Research on schizophrenia published in four professional journals-Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Archives of General Psychiatry, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, and American Journal of Psychiatry-over a 5-year period from January 1985 through December 1989 was examined for gender composition...

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Published in:Schizophrenia bulletin 1992, Vol.18 (2), p.313-318
Main Authors: Wahl, Otto F, Hunter, Jacquelyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Experimentation
Female
Human
Human Sex Differences
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Methodology. Experimentation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Research Design - trends
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenic Psychology
Sex Factors
Techniques and methods
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Summary:Research on schizophrenia published in four professional journals-Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Archives of General Psychiatry, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, and American Journal of Psychiatry-over a 5-year period from January 1985 through December 1989 was examined for gender composition of subject samples and gender analyses of findings. Results indicate a continued predominance of male subjects in schizophrenia research, with males outnumbering females two to one, and frequent neglect of possible gender differences within mixed-sex samples. Possible explanations for the male bias are considered and greater research and editorial attention to possible gender effects are urged.
ISSN:0586-7614
1745-1701
DOI:10.1093/schbul/18.2.313