Nishan Chingiz Nuriyeva

Key words: gender, health, illness, health lifestyle behaviors, mental disorders

Nishan Chingiz Nuriyeva

THE RELATIONSHIP OF GENDER DIFFERENCES TO MENTAL DISORDERS

Summary. In this article it was touched health and illness have biological, psychological and social aspects. Medical psychology, which is a sub-branch of psychology, deals with social aspects of health and illness. In society, one of the social factors that determines people’s health statue, health behavior, risky health attitudes and access of health care services is gender. Health and illness have biological, psychological and social aspects. Medical psychology, which is a sub-branch of sociology, deals with social aspects of health and illness. In society, one of the social factors that determines people’s health statue, health behavior, risky health attitudes and access of health care services is gender. Also, in this chapter, subjects such as gender’s effects on physical and mental health, relationship of gender with healthy life behaviours and risky health behaviours are addressed.