Beyond sex differences: new approaches for thinking about variation in brain structure and function

D Joel, A Fausto-Sterling - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In the study of variation in brain structure and function that might relate to sex and gender,
language matters because it frames our research questions and methods. In this article, we …

Determinants of adherence to treatment in bipolar disorder: a comprehensive review

E Leclerc, RB Mansur, E Brietzke - Journal of affective disorders, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Comprehensively review studies evaluating factors associated with adherence
to treatment in bipolar disorder (BD), as well as the results of interventions developed to …

Exploring stigmatisation among people diagnosed with either bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder: A critical realist analysis

O Bonnington, D Rose - Social Science & Medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
This study explores experiences of stigma and discrimination amongst people diagnosed
with bipolar disorder (BD) or borderline personality disorder (BPD). Inspired by Margaret …

Sex-specific associations between lifetime diagnosis of bipolar disorder and cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional analysis of 257,673 participants from the UK …

A Ortiz, M Sanches, M Abdelhack, TR Schwaiger… - Journal of Affective …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Sex is seldom considered as a potential moderator of the impact of bipolar
disorder (BD) on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We aimed to characterize the sex …

Age and sex effects on paired-pulse suppression and prepulse inhibition of auditory evoked potentials

K Inui, N Takeuchi, B Borgil, M Shingaki… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Responses to a sensory stimulus are inhibited by a preceding stimulus; if the two stimuli are
identical, paired-pulse suppression (PPS) occurs; if the preceding stimulus is too weak to …

Systematic review and meta-analysis on MS-based proteomics applied to human peripheral fluids to assess potential biomarkers of bipolar disorder

JE Rodrigues, A Martinho, V Santos, C Santa… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a clinically heterogeneous condition, presenting a complex
underlying etiopathogenesis that is not sufficiently characterized. Without molecular …

Gender-specific approach in psychiatric diseases: because sex matters

A Franceschini, L Fattore - European journal of pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
In both animals and human beings, males and females differ in their genetic background
and hormonally driven behaviour and show sex-related differences in brain activity and …

Gender-based differences in oxidative stress parameters do not underlie the differences in mood disorders susceptibility between sexes

C Wiener, GT Rassier, MP Kaster, K Jansen… - European …, 2014 - cambridge.org
The present study aimed to determine whether any gender-related difference exists
concerning oxidative stress parameters in a population of 231 subjects, and if these …

Sex differences in rates of obesity in bipolar disorder: postulated mechanisms

A Baskaran, DS Cha, AM Powell, D Jalil… - Bipolar …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The increased standardized mortality ratio (SMR) from cardiovascular disease
(CVD) in women with bipolar disorder (BD), relative to men with BD and individuals of both …

The role of equilibrium between free radicals and antioxidants in depression and bipolar disorder

A Kotzaeroglou, I Tsamesidis - Medicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Increasing evidence suggests that the presence of oxidative stress and
disorders of the antioxidant defense system are involved in a wide range of neuropsychiatric …