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ArticleChild and adolescent mental health2023

A commentary on "Don't mind the gap: Why we do not care about the gender gap in mental health?" by P. Patalay and O. Demkowicz.

Maria Kovacs

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Article in Child and adolescent mental health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Maria KovacsDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Funding

Biobehavioral Inflexibility and Risk for Juvenile-Onset DepressionR01MH084938 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KOVACS, MARIA · 2009 to 2024
$7.4M
Does getting older signal improved mood repair for people with early-onset mood disorder histories? A longitudinal study of outcomes and mechanisms across middle ageR01MH113214 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KOVACS, MARIA · 2017 to 2021
$2.9M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH084938NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH113214
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In their article, Drs. Patalay and Demkowicz raise important questions about research regarding the sex/gender gap in depression rates. However, their perspective on this topic is rather polarizing and yields statements of questionable accuracy. In this Commentary, I respond to several statements in the Article, which I consider potentially misleading. My goal is to present a broader perspective on sex/gender and depression and encourage further discussion of this important topic.

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PMID37194120
PMCPMC10686259

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