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The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Sex/gender differences in individual and joint trajectories of common mental health symptoms in early to middle adolescence (2021) · doi

  Illuminating sex/gender differences in mental health trajectories in this period is important for targeting screening and preventive interventions; however, evidence to date on the extent and nature of sex/gender differences in common mental health issue trajectories in this period has produced mixed findings.

  Keywords: gender differences mental health trajectories period illuminating important targeting screening preventive interventions evidence date extent
• Using sex differences in psychopathology to study causal mechanisms: unifying issues and research strategies (2003) · doi

  BACKGROUND: Although there is an extensive literature, both speculative and empirical, on postulated differences between males and females in their rates of particular types of disorder, very little is known about the mechanisms that underlie these sex differences.

  Keywords: differences background there extensive literature speculative empirical postulated males females rates particular types disorder little
• Exploring Gender Differences in the Utility of Strength-Based Risk Assessment Measures (2016) · doi

  The generalizability of risk assessment measures to female populations remains up for debate; in particular, few studies have made direct comparisons between male and female civil psychiatric patients on protective factors and risk factors relevant to violence risk assessments.

  Keywords: risk female factors generalizability assessment measures populations remains debate particular made direct comparisons male civil
• Gender Differences in Mental Health Symptoms Among Delinquent and Community Youth (2007) · doi

  Although research indicates that female offenders demonstrate higher rates of mental health symptoms than male offenders, the lack of data on directly comparable groups of delinquent and community youths has limited this comparison.

  Keywords: offenders indicates female demonstrate higher rates mental health symptoms male lack directly comparable groups delinquent