Characteristics of Female Psychiatrists -- Frank et al. 158 (2): 205 -- Am J P... - The Diigo Meta page

• 16 Feb 08
  

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  • Relative to their male peers, female psychiatrists are younger (4, 5), work fewer hours (4), spend a greater proportion of their time in public and private clinics and outpatient facilities (5), and have lower mean annual incomes (4)
  • percentage of psychiatrists who are women rose sharply from 14.5% in 1982 to 25.0% in 1996 (3).
  • Research examining clinical practice characteristics has found that female psychiatrists are less likely than their male counterparts to be in practices in which medications are prescribed to a large proportion (>85%) of their patients (6) and are also less likely to perform ECT (7).
  • Psychiatrists were significantly older than the other female physicians and were also less likely to be married (Table 1).
  • Higher percentages of psychiatrists characterized themselves as politically liberal, and higher percentages reported being the primary caretaker of their preschool children.
  • Their birthplace, ethnicity, partners’ educational levels, levels of stress at home, and the percentage with children were similar to those of the other female physicians
  • Psychiatrists were more likely to report poorer health than were the other female physicians (Table 2)
  • Psychiatrists were somewhat more likely than the other female physicians to report a personal history of depression, alcohol abuse, sexual abuse, or another psychiatric disorder (Table 5).
  • Psychiatrists were also somewhat more likely to report a family history of depression, suicide attempts, alcohol abuse, or another psychiatric disorder and were marginally more likely to report family histories of sexual abuse, domestic violence, or eating disorders.

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