caa a22 4500 38809480X CHVBK 20180307125301.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199910 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S1092852900012335 doi S1092852900012335 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S1092852900012335 Leibenluft Ellen Gender Differences in Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder [Elektronische Daten] [Ellen Leibenluft] This paper reviews the literature on gender differences in major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BPD). Beginning in adolescence, women are at a higher risk than men of becoming depressed. Avenues of investigation that might ultimately help to explain this phenomenon include studies of gender differences in the processing of emotional stimuli, the psychotropic effects of gonadal steroids, and environment/gene interactions in men and women. With the exception of the elevated suicide rate among men, consistent gender differences in the course and symptoms of MDD have not been found. In BPD, women are more likely than men to develop a rapid-cycling course. Gender differences in treatment response, particularly in regard to mood stabilizing medications, warrant further study. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1999 CNS Spectrums Cambridge University Press 4/10(1999-10), 25-33 1092-8529 4:10<25 1999 4 CNS https://doi.org/10.1017/S1092852900012335 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S1092852900012335 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Leibenluft Ellen NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- CNS Spectrums Cambridge University Press 4/10(1999-10), 25-33 1092-8529 4:10<25 1999 4 CNS CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge