Rethinking gender and mental health: A critical analysis of three propositions

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 83-91

  Hill, Terrence D ^a   Needham, Belinda L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Mental health; Stress; Theory; USA

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GENDER; MENTAL HEALTH; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH;

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

GENDER; MENTAL HEALTH; STRESS; THEORY; USA;

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEX FACTORS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880364872     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.05.025     Document Type: Article

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