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TITLE:
Anxiety disorders in women: gender-related
modulation of neurobiology and behavior.
AUTHOR:
Shear MK
AUTHOR AFFILIATION:
Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric
Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA.
SOURCE:
Semin Reprod Endocrinol 1997 Feb;15(1):69-76
NLM CIT. ID:
97218542
ABSTRACT:
The study of psychobiology of gender is in its
infancy, but already there are emerging findings of interest to clinicians and researchers
in the area of anxiety disorders. There is much work yet to be done, but findings provide
initial support for hypotheses that ovarian and other gonadal and maternal hormones play
important regulatory roles in determining behavior as well as neurotransmitter function in
women. These regulatory effects clearly involve areas known to be important in the onset
and maintenance of anxiety symptoms and anxiety disorders. It is important to note that
although neurophysiologic mechanisms are definitely in need of study and attention, this
should not occur at the expense of further psychosocial research in this area. Social
changes in gender-role functioning may well produce important neurobiologic changes, and
this may be the most effective and efficient way of producing such changes, which can
ultimately reduce women's risk of anxiety disorders.
Adult
Brain/ANATOMY & HISTOLOGY/PHYSIOLOGY
Female
Human
Prevalence
Progesterone/PHYSIOLOGY
Serotonin/PHYSIOLOGY
Sex Factors
Social Behavior
PUBLICATION TYPES:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
LANGUAGE:
Eng
REGISTRY NUMBERS:
50-67-9 (Serotonin)
57-83-0 (Progesterone)
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