Stressreaktioner er forbundet med forskellige psykosomatiske og psykiatriske lidelser, hvilket gør det vigtigt at forstå de underliggende mekanismer. Mænd og kvinder reagerer forskelligt på stress, både psykologisk og biologisk. Denne forskel kan forklare kønsforskelle i mange lidelser og har betydning for, hvordan helbred og sygdomme kan forebygges.
Titel på undersøgelse:
Gender differences in stress response: Role of developmental and biological determinants.
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Hele abstrakt på originalsprog:
Stress response is associated with manifestations of various psychosomatic and psychiatric disorders. Hence, it is important to understand the underlying mechanisms that influence this association. Moreover, men and women tend to react differently with stress-both psychologically and biologically. These differences also need to be studied in order to have a better understanding in the gender difference observed for many disorders, which are likely to be contributed by the gender difference in stress reactivity and responses. Such an understanding would have a significant impact on our understanding about how adult health is set during early life and how adult disease could be prevented in men and women.