Sexual Differences in Addictions and Dual Disorders: Importance in Gender Perspective
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Psychiatric Diseases".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 22405
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Addiction; Dual Disorder; Neuroscience; Biomarker
Interests: psychiatry; addiction; dual disorder; neuroscience; genetics
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Basic, preclinical and clinical research has shown the presence of biological differences between the sexes from the beginning of embryonic development and throughout the entire lifecycle. This dimorphism affects health, protective or vulnerability factors, social and relational life, the search for treatment, and responses to therapeutic interventions. However, studies of addiction and dual diagnosis continue to be carried out mainly in male patients. This prevents obtaining knowledge on the specific characteristics and needs of women. A first step to improve this knowledge is to update the sex and gender differences found in research into addiction and dual disorders.
We will accept original research articles, critical and systematic reviews, meta-analyses, research notes and short communications about sex and gender differences in addiction and dual disorders: preclinical and clinical models; genetic background; neurobiological, psychological, and social mechanisms; vulnerability factors; biomarkers; social and developmental factors; diagnosis and diagnostic instruments; clinical presentation; response to existing pharmacological and psychological therapies; unmet research, diagnosis and treatment needs; and gender perspectives.
Prof. Dr. Fernando Rodriguez de Fonseca
Dr. Gonzalo Haro
Dr. Ana Benito
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sexual differences
- addiction
- dual disorder
- gender differences
- neurosciences
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