Gender biases underlying the social construction of illness states: the case of chronic fatigue syndrome

Article Abstract:

This article examines the biomedical and psychosocial literatures on the etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), an illness predominate among women. The authors, maintaining the literature implies that CFS is perceived as a psychological disorder, argue that female illnesses often are treated as such and lack adequate biomedical research.

Health aspects, Social aspects, Women, Causes of, Medical research, Women's health, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Psychological research

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Gender differences in the casual direction between workplace harassment and drinking

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Data of university employees is used to determine the extent to which workplace harassment predicts drinking or visa-versa. Males and females manifest distinctly different patterns of the direction of causality between workplace harassment and drinking.

Analysis, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Drinking (Alcoholic beverages), Sex differences (Psychology)

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Retirement and drinking outcomes: lingering effects of workplace stress?

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Extent to which, workplace stress, abuse and sexual harassment influence drinking trends after retirement is examined.

Influence, Job stress, Retirees, Alcohol use, Abuse

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