Gender Characteristics of Anxiety: Brief Review
https://doi.org/10.52667/2712-9179-2025-5-1-10-15
Abstract
Background: Anxiety and depression are still the most common complaints of patients when visiting a doctor. Methods: The purpose of the study was to identify gender characteristics of the manifestation of anxiety (anxiety disorders). Results: Clinically significant anxiety (anxiety disorders) in women occurs 1-6.-2.5 times more often than in men. Anxiety disorders in women are characterized by a less stable response to treatment, a more unfavorable course, and a tendency to relapse and become chronic.Conclusions: there are gender differences in the development of anxiety and anxiety disorders/
Supporting agencies: The study was performed within the framework of the state task of the Federal State Budgetary Institution " V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Neurology " of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation 2024-2026 (XSOZ 2024 0014).
About the Authors
N. Yu. Safonova
V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Neurology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia Yu. Safonova
192019
L. V. Lukina
V.M. Bekhterev National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Neurology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Larisa V. Lukina
192019
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Safonova N.Yu., Lukina L.V. Gender Characteristics of Anxiety: Brief Review. Personalized Psychiatry and Neurology. 2025;5(1):10-15. https://doi.org/10.52667/2712-9179-2025-5-1-10-15
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