Relative to males, females are at least three times as likely to have anorexia nervosa, twice as likely to have depression, and one fourth as likely to have autism. For schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder, with roughly equivalent prevalence in males and females, the onset is earlier in males. Moreover, there are gender differences in the clinical features: females with major depressive disorder are more likely to express sadness whereas males present with irritability

Relative to males, females
are at least three times as likely to have anorexia
nervosa, twice as likely to have depression, and one
fourth as likely to have autism. For schizophrenia and
obsessive-compulsive disorder, with roughly equivalent
prevalence in males and females, the onset is
earlier in males. Moreover, there are gender differences
in the clinical features: females with major
depressive disorder are more likely to express sadness
whereas males present with irritability