The adolescent developmental stage appears to be a sensitive period for the onset of
several particular forms of mental disorder that are characterised by heightened emotionality …

The odds ratio (OR) for gender differences in major depression is 1.95, averaged meta-
analytically over all ages and nations. The gender difference appears by age 12, OR= 2.37 …

Introduction Longitudinal research examining the impact of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID‐19) school closures on the mental health of adolescents is scarce. Prolonged …

Women are about twice as likely as are men to develop depression during their lifetime. This
Series paper summarises evidence regarding the epidemiology on gender differences in …

The study of depression in mothers in relation to transmission of risk for the development of
psychopathology in their children relies on solid foundations in the understanding of …

Despite the salience of the social media context to psychosocial development, little is known
about social media use patterns and how they relate to psychological and social functioning …

Sex differences are prominent in mood and anxiety disorders and may provide a window
into mechanisms of onset and maintenance of affective disturbances in both men and …

This study aimed to examine the gender differences in the prevalence of psychological
distress, and in the effects of resilience and perceived social support on psychological …

Abstract Purpose of Review Insomnia is approximately 1.5 times more common in women
than in men. To date, research has advanced our knowledge about why women report …

Depression is a debilitating mental illness with clear developmental patterns from childhood
through late adolescence. Here, we present data from the Gene Environment Mood (GEM) …