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Bucci P, Giordano GM, Mucci A, Rocca P, Rossi A, Bertolino A, Aguglia E, Altamura C, Amore M, Bellomo A, Biondi M, Carpiniello B, Cascino G, Dell'Osso L, Fagiolini A, Giuliani L, Marchesi C, Montemagni C, Pettorruso M, Pompili M, Rampino A, Roncone R, Rossi R, Siracusano A, Tenconi E, Vita A, Zeppegno P, Galderisi S, Maj M. Sex and gender differences in clinical and functional indices in subjects with schizophrenia and healthy controls: Data from the baseline and 4-year follow-up studies of the Italian Network for Research on Psychoses. Schizophr Res 2023; 251:94-107. [PMID: 36610377 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2022.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Gender differences in clinical and psychosocial aspects of schizophrenia have been widely reported. Findings have not always been consistent, and some of them need further research. In a large sample of community dwelling persons with schizophrenia, we investigated gender differences in clinical, cognitive and functional indices, as well as their changes over a 4-year follow-up and their impact on real-life functioning. Gender differences in personal resources, cognitive and functional indices were explored also in a sample of healthy controls. Men with respect to women had an earlier age of illness onset, a worse premorbid adjustment in the academic domain, more severe avolition, expressive deficit and positive symptoms, lower prevalence of comorbidity for affective disorders, less frequent use of two coping strategies ('religion' and 'use of emotional support') and more frequent positive history of substance and alcohol abuse. In addition, men were more impaired in verbal learning, while women in reasoning/problem solving. Some patterns of gender differences observed in healthy controls were not confirmed in patients. Men's disadvantages in the clinical picture did not translate into a worse outcome. This finding may be related to the complex interplay of several factors acting as predictors or mediators of outcome.
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Affiliation(s)
- Paola Bucci
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Psychiatry Unit, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Psychiatry Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Clinical Department of Mental Health, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Section of Psychiatry, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, G. D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Organs, S. Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Section of Psychiatry, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Unit, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Psychiatric Unit, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; Department of Mental Health, Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, Psychiatric Unit, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Naples, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Naples, Italy
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- The members of the Italian Network for Research on Psychoses involved in this study are listed in the Acknowledgments
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Becker Wright ML, Ahmed AO, Barchard KA, Benning SD, John SE, Allen DN. Latent structure of cognitive tests is invariant in men and women with schizophrenia. Schizophr Res 2022; 250:127-133. [PMID: 36403294 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2022.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Studies comparing the cognitive functioning of men and women with schizophrenia have produced conflicting results which could arise from sex-based differences in the latent structure of cognitive abilities. The current study used multigroup confirmatory factor analysis to examine invariance in latent structure of cognitive abilities to between men and women with schizophrenia. Confirmatory factor analysis of an initial neurocognitive assessment (men n = 612, women n = 201) and cross-validation using second assessment (men n = 549, women n = 198) demonstrated that a bifactor seven-factor model fit the data best for both men and women. Invariance analyses further indicated this model was invariant across men and women at both assessments. Group comparisons indicated women had significantly higher scores for Semantic Memory, Verbal Memory, and General Cognitive factors, whereas men exhibited better performance on the Vigilance factor. Results indicate that cognition in SZ is characterized by both a general cognitive factor and specific domains for both men and women. Invariance analysis provides evidence that cognitive differences between men and women do not result from sex-based differences in the latent structure of cognitive abilities. Current results also indicate small but statistically significant neurocognitive differences between men and women with schizophrenia.
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- Megan L Becker Wright
- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine, White Plains, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America; Department of Brain Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America.
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Early-life factors associated with increased risk of disability pension in the national real-world schizophrenia FACE-SZ cohort study. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2022; 272:1379-1384. [PMID: 35333961 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-021-01364-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Among severe psychiatric disorders, schizophrenia has one of the highest impacts on professional and personal functioning with important indirect costs including disability pension allowance for the patients with the more severe forms of schizophrenia. To explore early-life factors associated with disability pension in schizophrenia. 916 patients were consecutively recruited at a national level in 10 expert centers and received a comprehensive standardized evaluation. Their disability pension status and early-life variables were reported from medical records and validated scales. Eight factors were explored: age, male sex, parental history of severe mental illness, childhood trauma exposure, education level, childhood ADHD, early age at schizophrenia onset and duration of untreated psychosis. 739 (80.7%) participants received a disability pension. In the multivariate model, early age at schizophrenia onset and low education level were associated with disability pension independently of age and sex while no significant association was found for parent history of severe mental illness, childhood trauma, childhood ADHD or duration of untreated psychosis. Low education level and early age at schizophrenia onset seem the best predictors of increased risk of disability pension in schizophrenia.
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Fond G, Pauly V, Duba A, Salas S, Viprey M, Baumstarck K, Orleans V, Llorca PM, Lancon C, Auquier P, Boyer L. End of life breast cancer care in women with severe mental illnesses. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10167. [PMID: 33986419 PMCID: PMC8119688 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89726-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Little is known on the end-of-life (EOL) care of terminal breast cancer in women with severe psychiatric disorder (SPD). The objective was to determine if women with SPD and terminal breast cancer received the same palliative and high-intensity care during their end-of-life than women without SPD. Study design, setting, participants. This population-based cohort study included all women aged 15 and older who died from breast cancer in hospitals in France (2014–2018). Key measurements/outcomes. Indicators of palliative care and high-intensity EOL care. Multivariable models were performed, adjusted for age at death, year of death, social deprivation, duration between cancer diagnosis and death, metastases, comorbidity, smoking addiction and hospital category. The analysis included 1742 women with SPD (287 with bipolar disorder, 1075 with major depression and 380 with schizophrenia) and 36,870 women without SPD. In multivariate analyses, women with SPD had more palliative care (adjusted odd ratio aOR 1.320, 95%CI [1.153–1.511], p < 0.001), longer palliative care follow-up before death (adjusted beta = 1.456, 95%CI (1.357–1.555), p < 0.001), less chemotherapy, surgery, imaging/endoscopy, and admission in emergency department and intensive care unit. Among women with SPD, women with bipolar disorders and schizophrenia died 5 years younger than those with recurrent major depression. The survival time was also shortened in women with schizophrenia. Despite more palliative care and less high-intensity care in women with SPD, our findings also suggest the existence of health disparities in women with bipolar disorders and schizophrenia compared to women with recurrent major depression and without SPD. Targeted interventions may be needed for women with bipolar disorders and schizophrenia to prevent these health disparities.
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- Guillaume Fond
- Faculté de Médecine - Secteur Timone, EA 3279: CEReSS -Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Services de Santé et la Qualité de vie, Aix-Marseille Univ., 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France. .,Department of Epidemiology and Health Economics, APHM, Marseille, France. .,Department of Medical Information, APHM, Marseille, France.
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- Faculté de Médecine - Secteur Timone, EA 3279: CEReSS -Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Services de Santé et la Qualité de vie, Aix-Marseille Univ., 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.,Department of Medical Information, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Faculté de Médecine - Secteur Timone, EA 3279: CEReSS -Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Services de Santé et la Qualité de vie, Aix-Marseille Univ., 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.,Department of Epidemiology and Health Economics, APHM, Marseille, France.,Department of Medical Information, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Faculté de Médecine - Secteur Timone, EA 3279: CEReSS -Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Services de Santé et la Qualité de vie, Aix-Marseille Univ., 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.,Department of Epidemiology and Health Economics, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Faculté de Médecine - Secteur Timone, EA 3279: CEReSS -Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Services de Santé et la Qualité de vie, Aix-Marseille Univ., 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France
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- Faculté de Médecine - Secteur Timone, EA 3279: CEReSS -Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Services de Santé et la Qualité de vie, Aix-Marseille Univ., 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.,Department of Psychiatry, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Faculté de Médecine - Secteur Timone, EA 3279: CEReSS -Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Services de Santé et la Qualité de vie, Aix-Marseille Univ., 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.,Department of Epidemiology and Health Economics, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Faculté de Médecine - Secteur Timone, EA 3279: CEReSS -Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur les Services de Santé et la Qualité de vie, Aix-Marseille Univ., 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France.,Department of Epidemiology and Health Economics, APHM, Marseille, France.,Department of Medical Information, APHM, Marseille, France
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Giordano GM, Bucci P, Mucci A, Pezzella P, Galderisi S. Gender Differences in Clinical and Psychosocial Features Among Persons With Schizophrenia: A Mini Review. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:789179. [PMID: 35002807 PMCID: PMC8727372 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.789179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
An extensive literature regarding gender differences relevant to several aspects of schizophrenia is nowadays available. It includes some robust findings as well as some inconsistencies. In the present review, we summarize the literature on gender differences in schizophrenia relevant to clinical and social outcome as well as their determinants, focusing on clinical variables, while gender differences on biological factors which may have an impact on the outcome of the disorder were not included herewith. Consistent findings include, in male with respect to female patients, an earlier age of illness onset limited to early- and middle-onset schizophrenia, a worse premorbid functioning, a greater severity of negative symptoms, a lower severity of affective symptoms and a higher rate of comorbid alcohol/substance abuse. Discrepant findings have been reported on gender differences in positive symptoms and in social and non-social cognition, as well as in functional outcome and rates of recovery. In fact, despite the overall finding of a more severe clinical picture in males, this does not seem to translate into a worse outcome. From the recent literature emerges that, although some findings on gender differences in schizophrenia are consistent, there are still aspects of clinical and functional outcome which need clarification by means of further studies taking into account several methodological issues.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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Domenech C, Bernasconi C, Moneta MV, Nordstroem AL, Cristobal-Narvaez P, Vorstenbosch E, Cobo J, Ochoa S, Haro JM. Health-related quality of life associated with different symptoms in women and in men who suffer from schizophrenia. Arch Womens Ment Health 2019; 22:357-365. [PMID: 30088146 DOI: 10.1007/s00737-018-0896-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with schizophrenia is related to the severity of psychiatric symptoms. The objective of this study is to analyze whether the symptoms that influence HRQoL are similar in women and men. Data were part of the Pattern study, an international observational investigation which collected data from 1379 outpatients with schizophrenia. Patients were evaluated with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Inventory, the Clinical Global Impression-Schizophrenia, and the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), and reported their quality of life using the Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale (SQLS), the Short Form-36 (SF-36), and the EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D). Men reported higher HRQoL on all scales. PANSS total score was 80.6 (SD 23.6) for women and 77.9 (SD 22.1) for men. In women, a higher PANSS negative score and a higher PANSS affective score were associated with a lower SQLS score. In men, a higher PANSS positive score and a higher PANSS affective score were associated with a lower SQLS score. The same pattern appeared with EQ-VAS and EQ-5D tariff. In women, greater age and higher PANSS affective score were associated with a lower SF-36 mental component score. In men, higher PANSS affective, positive, and cognitive scores were associated with a lower SF-36 mental component score. This study shows that HRQoL is influenced by different psychiatric symptoms in women and men. This may have significant implications when deciding the main treatment target in patients with schizophrenia.ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01634542.
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- Cristina Domenech
- Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
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- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
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- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Hospital Universitari - UAB Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
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- Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. .,Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. .,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain.
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Sex differences in stress reactivity in arousal and attention systems. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019; 44:129-139. [PMID: 30022063 PMCID: PMC6235989 DOI: 10.1038/s41386-018-0137-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Women are more likely than men to suffer from psychiatric disorders with hyperarousal symptoms, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression. In contrast, women are less likely than men to be diagnosed with schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which share attentional impairments as a feature. Stressful events exacerbate symptoms of the aforementioned disorders. Thus, researchers are examining whether sex differences in stress responses bias women and men towards different psychopathology. Here we review the preclinical literature suggesting that, compared to males, females are more vulnerable to stress-induced hyperarousal, while they are more resilient to stress-induced attention deficits. Specifically described are sex differences in receptors for the stress neuropeptide, corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), that render the locus coeruleus arousal system of females more vulnerable to stress and less adaptable to CRF hypersecretion, a condition found in patients with PTSD and depression. Studies on the protective effects of ovarian hormones against CRF-induced deficits in sustained attention are also detailed. Importantly, we highlight how comparing males and females in preclinical studies can lead to the development of novel therapeutics to improve treatments for psychiatric disorders in both women and men.
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Schürhoff F, Fond G, Berna F, Bulzacka E, Godin O, Boyer L, Misdrahi D, Andrianarisoa M, Brunel L, Coulon N, Aouizerate B, Capdevielle D, Chereau I, D'Amato T, Dubertret C, Dubreucq J, Faget C, Gabayet F, Mallet J, Rey R, Lancon C, Passerieux C, Schandrin A, Urbach M, Vidailhet P, Leboyer M, Llorca PM. [The 10-year findings from the FondaMental Academic Center of Expertise for Schizophrenia (FACE-SZ): Review and recommendations for clinical practice]. Encephale 2018; 45:9-14. [PMID: 30327207 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2018.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The present article is a synthesis of the first 10 years of follow-up of the FondaMental Academic Center of Expertise for Schizophrenia (FACE-SZ) cohort. METHODS More than 700 community-dwelling stabilized subjects have been recruited and evaluated to date. The mean age was 32 years with 75 % males, the mean illness duration was 11 years, the mean age at illness onset was 21 years, the mean duration of untreated psychosis was 1.5 years and 55 % were current daily tobacco smokers. RESULTS The major findings of the FACE-SZ cohort may be summarized as follows: the metabolic syndrome is twice more frequent in schizophrenia as compared to the general population and is not correctly assessed and treated; cognitive disturbances have been found in benzodiazepine consumers and in patients with chronic low-grade peripheral inflammation; major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common current comorbid condition in about 20% of the subjects at the evaluation. MDD is associated with impaired quality of life and with increased nicotine dependency in SZ daily tobacco smokers. Improving depression and negative symptoms may be the most effective strategies to improve quality of life in schizophrenia; the duration of untreated psychosis is much longer in cannabis smokers and in subjects with an age at illness onset<19 years. Adherence to treatment is diminished in subjects who report a subjective negative feeling after treatment intake independent of objective side effects (extrapyramidal syndrome and weight gain). Akathisia has been found in 18% of the subjects and has been associated with antipsychotic polytherapy. CONCLUSIONS In the light of these results, some recommendations for clinical care may be suggested. The early detection of schizophrenia should be specifically increased in adolescents and/or cannabis smokers. All patients should be administered a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation at the beginning of the illness and after stabilization under treatment. Improving metabolic parameters and lifestyle (diet and physical activity) should be reinforced. The benefit/risk ratio of benzodiazepine and antipsychotic polytherapy should be regularly reevaluated and withdrawn as soon as possible. If MDD remains underdiagnosed and undertreated, improving depression may strongly improve the quality of life of SZ subjects. In the end, Cognitive Remediation Therapy and anti-inflammatory strategies should be more frequently included in therapeutic strategies.
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- F Schürhoff
- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Inserm U955, translational psychiatry team, 94000 Créteil, France; Pôle de psychiatrie des hôpitaux universitaires Henri-Mondor, DHU Pe-PSY, Paris Est University, 94000 Créteil, France.
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Inserm U1114, fédération de médecine translationnelle de Strasbourg, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Inserm U955, translational psychiatry team, 94000 Créteil, France; Pôle de psychiatrie des hôpitaux universitaires Henri-Mondor, DHU Pe-PSY, Paris Est University, 94000 Créteil, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; UMR_S 1136, institut Pierre Louis d'épidémiologie et de santé publique, Sorbonne universités, UPMC université Paris 06, 75013 Paris, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Pôle psychiatrie universitaire, CHU Sainte-Marguerite, 13274 Marseille cedex 09, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Université de Bordeaux, centre hospitalier Charles Perrens, 33076 Bordeaux, France; CNRS UMR 5287-INCIA, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Inserm U955, translational psychiatry team, 94000 Créteil, France; Pôle de psychiatrie des hôpitaux universitaires Henri-Mondor, DHU Pe-PSY, Paris Est University, 94000 Créteil, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Inserm U955, translational psychiatry team, 94000 Créteil, France; Pôle de psychiatrie des hôpitaux universitaires Henri-Mondor, DHU Pe-PSY, Paris Est University, 94000 Créteil, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Inserm U955, translational psychiatry team, 94000 Créteil, France; Pôle de psychiatrie des hôpitaux universitaires Henri-Mondor, DHU Pe-PSY, Paris Est University, 94000 Créteil, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Université de Bordeaux, centre hospitalier Charles Perrens, 33076 Bordeaux, France; Inserm, neurocentre Magendie, physiopathologie de la plasticité neuronale, U862, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Inserm 1061, service universitaire de psychiatrie adulte, hôpital la Colombière, université Montpellier 1, CHRU Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; EA 7280 faculté de médecine, université d'Auvergne, CHU, CMP B, BP 69, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1/Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier Pole Est, BP 300, 39-95 boulevard Pinel, 69678 Bron cedex, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Inserm U894, department of psychiatry, faculté de médecine Louis Mourier, hospital, université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, AP-HP, 92700 Colombes, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Centre référent de réhabilitation psychosociale, centre hospitalier Alpes Isère, 38100 Grenoble, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Pôle universitaire de psychiatrie, Assistance publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), 13009 Marseille, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Centre référent de réhabilitation psychosociale, centre hospitalier Alpes Isère, 38100 Grenoble, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Inserm U894, department of psychiatry, faculté de médecine Louis Mourier, hospital, université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, AP-HP, 92700 Colombes, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1/Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier Pole Est, BP 300, 39-95 boulevard Pinel, 69678 Bron cedex, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Pôle universitaire de psychiatrie, Assistance publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM), 13009 Marseille, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Service de psychiatrie d'adulte, centre hospitalier de Versailles, UFR des sciences de la santé Simone Veil, université Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, 78000 Versailles, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Inserm 1061, service universitaire de psychiatrie adulte, hôpital la Colombière, université Montpellier 1, CHRU Montpellier, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Service de psychiatrie d'adulte, centre hospitalier de Versailles, UFR des sciences de la santé Simone Veil, université Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, 78000 Versailles, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Inserm U1114, fédération de médecine translationnelle de Strasbourg, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; Inserm U955, translational psychiatry team, 94000 Créteil, France; Pôle de psychiatrie des hôpitaux universitaires Henri-Mondor, DHU Pe-PSY, Paris Est University, 94000 Créteil, France
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- Fondation FondaMental, 94000 Créteil, France; EA 7280 faculté de médecine, université d'Auvergne, CHU, CMP B, BP 69, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France
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Congdon EE. Sex Differences in Autophagy Contribute to Female Vulnerability in Alzheimer's Disease. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:372. [PMID: 29988365 PMCID: PMC6023994 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, with over 5. 4 million cases in the US alone (Alzheimer's Association, 2016). Clinically, AD is defined by the presence of plaques composed of Aβ and neurofibrillary pathology composed of the microtubule associated protein tau. Another key feature is the dysregulation of autophagy at key steps in the pathway. In AD, disrupted autophagy contributes to disease progression through the failure to clear pathological protein aggregates, insulin resistance, and its role in the synthesis of Aβ. Like many psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases, the risk of developing AD, and disease course are dependent on the sex of the patient. One potential mechanism through which these differences occur, is the effects of sex hormones on autophagy. In women, the loss of hormones with menopause presents both a risk factor for developing AD, and an obvious example of where sex differences in AD can stem from. However, because AD pathology can begin decades before menopause, this does not provide the full answer. We propose that sex-based differences in autophagy regulation during the lifespan contribute to the increased risk of AD, and greater severity of pathology seen in women.
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Affiliation(s)
- Erin E Congdon
- Neuroscience and Physiology, School of Medicine, New York University, New York City, NY, United States
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