Stress Effects Vary Differently Per Gender; The Facts Will Shock You

Stress is a serious matter that many people often neglect. They take this one part of their health for granted that results to some serious health problems in the end.

The most interesting fact about stress is that its effect and how it is handled differ by gender. A new study released by Stanford University has proved that boys and girls have a different way of dealing with stress.

In an article published by BBC, scientists from Stanford University found out that boys are more likely to find it difficult to deal with stress than girls. It has to do with the Insula, which is in the brain that is connected to a person's emotion and ability to empathize. This is often seen huge in boys who are suffering from stress, depression and any kind of traumatic experience.

This is also the reason why men are more prone to getting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than women. The insula is found to be small in girls who are going through stress. Scientists involved in this research also said that boys and girls show different symptoms after going through a traumatic experience, which is why the treatment must be different.

This, however, doesn't mean that girls cannot experience PTSD at all. In fact, when they do, one part of their insula ages fast. That is the part that can process the emotions and feeling of a person when they are in pain. Stanford Medicine published their findings using 59 kids whose ages are from 9 to 17. A group of girls and boys ages 14 to 16 has experienced a least one traumatic episode, while another group of boys and girls who are 14 and 15 have not experienced any at all.

Parents who are dealing with kids suffering from stress must know these facts in order to find out what is the best treatment for their child or the best way to handle it. Share this information to your loved ones today.