Exploring Gender and Sex Differences in Behavioral Dyscontrol: from Drug Addiction to Impulse Control Disorders

• Main Author: Liana Fattore (auth)
• Other Authors: Miriam Melis (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; Behavioral dyscontrol; gender; Addiction; Brain dimorphism; sex-differences; Loss of control; impulsivity; Psychiatric comorbidity; compulsivity; Gonadal Hormones
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Males and females exhibit discrete attitudes and skills, experience dissimilar emotional and psychological needs, and react differently to peer pressure, lack of self-realization, or other personal and social expectations. In addition, they are differently influenced by family history, and diverge i...