This brief course looks at how mental illness affects women. Some mental illnesses are more common in women and some express themselves differently in men and women. Gender differences in areas of depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's disease are reviewed.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the incidence of mental illness in women as compared to men
• Discuss the effects of depressive disorders, postpartum depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's disease in women