Zender Robynn, Olshansky Ellen
Program in Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Nurs Clin North Am. 2009 Sep;44(3):355-64. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2009.06.002.
Sex ratios for selected mental disorders such as major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder are much higher in women than men. Anxiety disorders constitute the most prevalent mental disorder in adults, and affect twice as many women as men. Depression and anxiety exist comorbidly and along with other mental disorders. This article focuses on depression and anxiety in women, and other conditions comorbid with depression or anxiety: cardiac disease, obesity, vitamin D deficiency, and irritable bowel syndrome.
诸如重度抑郁症和焦虑症等特定精神障碍的性别比例在女性中比男性高得多。焦虑症是成年人中最普遍的精神障碍，女性患者人数是男性的两倍。抑郁症和焦虑症与其他精神障碍并存。本文重点关注女性的抑郁症和焦虑症，以及与抑郁症或焦虑症并存的其他病症：心脏病、肥胖症、维生素D缺乏症和肠易激综合征。
