Table of Contents

Preface 1: Introduction: The Stressed Sex? 2: Number Crunching: the pattern and prevalence of psychiatric problems 3: Digging deeper into the data 4: Emotional disorders 5: Alcohol and drug problems 6: Less common problems: eating disorders, anti-social personality disorder, and autism 7: Conclusion: putting the pieces together References

About the Author

Professor Daniel Freeman is one of the UK's leading clinical psychologists. He is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Medical Research Council (MRC) Senior Clinical Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University. He is also a consultant clinical psychologist in Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Jason Freeman is a writer and editor specializing in popular psychology and self-help. Together with Daniel Freeman he has written Paranoia: The 21st century fear (OUP, 2008) and Anxiety: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2012).