Gender-Oriented Mental Health Prevention: A Reappraisal.

ABSTRACT: Many studies have investigated the impact of gender on mental health, but only a few have addressed gender differences in mental health risk and prevention. We conducted a narrative review to assess the current state of knowledge on gender-specific mental health preventive interventions, along with an analysis of gender-based risk factors and available screening strategies. Out of 1598 articles screened using a comprehensive electronic search of the PubMed, Web-of-Science, Scopus, and Cochrane databases, 53 were included for review. Among risk factors for mental health problems, there are individual, familiar, social, and healthcare factors. Individual factors include childhood adversities, which show gender differences in distribution rates. However, current childhood abuse prevention pro

SUBMITTER: Comacchio C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8835536 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature