gender bias Flashcards
what is gender bias?
The tendency for diagnostic criteria to be applied differently to male and females and for there to be differences in the classification of the disorder.
long and Powell 1988
- randomly selected 290 black/white males/females
- sex and race of psychologists and clients influenced the diagnosis
- women were less likely to be given a diagnosis and black clients were more likely
- patient was described as male = 56% gave sz diagnosis
- the patient was described as female = 20%
- when the psychiatrist was female no gender bias was found
males tend to suffer more negative symptoms than women
Galderisi et al 2012 and women typically function better than men, being more likely to go to work and have good family relationships Cotton et al. 2009
what are the differences between men and women that affect schizophrenia?
men = diagnosed at an average of 25, are more likely to have drug abuse as comorbidity, negative symptoms, worse social functioning
women = later symptoms shown, positive symptoms
why are women’s experiences taken less seriously and underdiagnosed compared to men’s?
- better-coping strategies than men
- less likely to seek treatment