and substance use among a nationally representative sample of the US civilian, noninstitutionalized population in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia (Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, (CBHSQ), 2020; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA),...
Slavin MN, Scoglio AAJ, Blycker GR, et al.Child sexual abuse and compulsive sexual behavior: A systematic literature review.Curr Addict Rep. 2020;7(1):76-88. doi:10.1007/s40429-020-00298-9 Mok MCL, Schwannauer M, Chan SWY.Soothe ourselves in times of need: A qualitative exploration of...
Sexual abuse of children is disturbingly frequent, making it critical to understand the behavior of sexual offenders against children. The etiology is not well understood, but likely involves biological, cognitive, and personality factors as well as offenders’ early life experiences. Offender typologies...
Likewise, females are more likely than males to experience sexual abuse during critical periods of brain development and maturation, particularly during peri-adolescence when sub-cortical structures are vulnerable to insult (Felitti et al, 1998). Although gender differences in sports-related concussions ...
Sex differenceshave been well characterised in animal and human studies ofpharmacokineticand pharmacodynamic responses to many substances of abuse, including alcohol, nicotine, andpsychostimulantssuch as cocaine andamphetamine(Becker et al., 2001;Brady and Randall, 1999;Carroll et al., 2004;Lynch et ...
Drugs abused by humans preferentially increase synaptic dopamine concentrations in the mesolimbic system of freely moving rats. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 1988;85:5274–8. Article Google Scholar Fiorino DF, Phillips AG. Facilitation of sexual behavior and enhanced dopamine efflux in the nucleus accumbens ...
It was considered an abused drink if > 30 g/day for men and > 20 g/day for women [26]. The definition of hypertension was systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg, and/or self-reported previous diagnosis of hypertension by physicians [...
In rats (similar to in humans), stress enhances self-administration and reinstatement of drug-seeking for several types of drugs of abuse in both males and females [142]. Sex-differences in the effects of stressors on reinstatement are also seen in rats, with females having greater stress-ind...
3. Boisset-Pioro MH, Esdaile JM, Fitzcharles MA. Sexual and physical abuse in women with fibromyalgia syndrome. Arthritis Rheum. 1995; 38(2):235–241. 4. Filippon APM, Bassani DG, Aguiar RW de, Ceitlin LHF. Association between childhood trauma and loss of functionality in adult women ...
potentially stressful interactions because of their sex). Second, women are twice as likely to experience stress-related disorders (MDD, anxiety, PTSD, obesity (also eating disorders and most phobias)) and more likely to develop them after trauma, physical abuse, or maternal distress during infancy...