Who is more prone to mental illness?

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I really don't want an all out gender war. We were having this discussion earlier in class. In my opinion, it seems we are both just as prone but men for the life of them will never say they are depressed, bipolar, schizophrenic, etc. so the general idea has always been women are more prone. What do you think?

brandonlee12 · Accepted Answer

When it comes to mental illness, the sexes are different: Women are more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety or depression, while men tend toward substance abuse or antisocial disorders, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association, the study looked at the prevalence by gender of different types of common mental illnesses. The researchers also found that women with anxiety disorders are more likely to internalize emotions, which typically results in withdrawal, loneliness and depression. Men, on the other hand, are more likely to externalize emotions, which leads to aggressive, impulsive, coercive and non-compliant behavior, according to the study. The researchers demonstrated that it was differences in these liabilities to internalize and to externalize that accounted for gender differences in prevalence rates of many mental disorders.

this what studies suggest. this not me saying it.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

science studies and surveys showed that girls sadly had more mental illnesses, this is because of emotions - scientists have calculated that girls are exactly 7 times more likely to get schizophrenia than guys- however girls are exactly 7 times more emotional than average guys as swell.  Being more emotional is not bad - in fact having emotions is what makes you enjoy life more... guys have lower emotion because it is decreased with emotional control ... emotional control is another factor for people... for guys the hardest emotion to control is of course 'anger' - sometimes you can call anger itself a mental illness... almost like depression - something that's hard to get rid of, just like anger... girls on the other hand lack emotional control with multiple types of emotions not just anger like guys have, and that makes girls more prone to illness.

honesty321 · Accepted Answer

Woman kill for jealousy and man prone to look at it passively what is a passive schizophrenia I would say. So it is 50 50 , since in all psychological influence there is allways 50 50 % of man and woman influence if you hide it or not hide it. Man hide it and woman are proud to show their emotions. That is the difference. Man and woman are equal wrong in their behavior. the snake knows how to get both involved in the kundulini atmoshphere. It will effect both man and woman in the bacterial area of becomming psychotic.

musicbrain5 · Accepted Answer

Well, there are more reported cases of mental illness in adult women, probably because many men do not seek the help they need (this is true of other medical scenarios as well).  But there is apparently a higher risk of suicide among adult males.  That's all statistically speaking, of course.  My personal theory is that everybody is equally affected by some kind of mental illness, but that men and women deal with it differently.

kheserthorpe · Answer

It really depends how you look at it.

Among children - males.

Among adults, women receive care for mental illness more then men. But men are actually hospitalized for mental illness more then women. In general, women are treated far more for depression and anxiety disorders. Men by contrast tend to present with substance abuse problems far more.

Men don't get help as often.

Based on the higher rate among children and higher hospitalization rate, I voted men. I think that anxious/depressed men are just far less likely to seek help and more likely to self-medicate.

TheUglyOne · Answer

I went with neither. I haven't seen any real studies showing either gender is predisposed to mental illness.

However, there are certain types of mental illnesses that affect one gender more than the other. Men are three times more likely to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorders (think psychopaths), while women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression.

brandonlee12 · Answer

i would say both sexes are prone to mental illness, that would be like asking which gender is more likely to get cancer it's no different, cancer and depression are both illnesses. it just all comes do to family history and other variables.

sorry I am saying this to patronize you. just trying to put it to a logical sense.

Brando · Answer

Neither are more prone. The idea that women are more prone because they're "more emotional" is silly, as a mental illness isn't about what emotions you feel but rather a malfunction in how your brain functions.

Thinking that girls are crazy because they can't control their emotions as men do (generalization) is a mis-use of the word.

Bman94 · Answer

Well, with some mental illnesses, it usually one gender or the other, plus you have to account for age and medical history and all that other jazz. In my opinion though, I think its neither.

posted · Answer

I vote B, because some girls here have at home with counselling and sh*t after a breakup.

Girls are more emotional honestly, there was a bunch of research done... They prefer to let their emotions guide them, rather than their 'logic' during social events/relationships. That's why you see so many people blind to what kind of guy they are with..

tswayd · Answer

There's certain mental illnesses women are more prone to and others men are more prone to. Like I hear OCD happens more to men. Overall I think mental illnesses happen equally

Anonymous · Answer

Democrats. I mean you must have a mental illness to vote for Obama again.

IndigoEarth · Answer

wow so many negative thumbs down here..

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