| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (278 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
Every day millions of people struggle with psychological and emotional problems. The Stressed Sex sets out to answer a simple, but crucial, question: are rates of psychological disorder different for men and women? The implications - for individuals and society alike - are far-reaching, and to date, this important issue has been largely ignored in all the debates raging about gender differences. Now Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman present a ground-breaking combination of epidemiological analysis and evidence-based science to get to the bottom of what's really going on. They discover which men. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Differences between men and women in mental health: what does the data tell us? -- Introduction: the stressed sex? -- Number crunching: the pattern and prevalence of psychiatric problems -- Digging deeper into the data -- Differences between men and women in mental health: what are the reasons? -- Emotional disorders -- Alcohol and drug problems -- Less common problems: eating disorders, antisocial personality disorder, and autism -- Conclusion: putting the pieces together. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Men -- Mental health.
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Men -- Mental health. |
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Women -- Mental health.
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Women -- Mental health. |
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Mental health -- Sex differences.
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Mental health. |
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Sex differences. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Men. |
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Added Author |
Freeman, Jason (Jason Ryan), author.
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| Added Title |
Uncovering the truth about men, women, & mental health |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Freeman, Daniel. Stressed sex. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013 0199651353 (OCoLC)811964048 |
| ISBN |
9780191653162 (electronic book) |
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0191653160 (electronic book) |
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0199651353 |
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9780199651351 |
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