Sex-Role Development and Response to Medication by Psychiatric In-Patients

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between sex-role development and response to taking medication by male and female psychiatric inpatients. The major hypotheses were that the more feminine an S's orientation the less resistance he would show to taking medication, the fewer adverse side effects he would report, and the fewer unusual body distortions he would acknowledge. All hypotheses were supported for women, and trends were noted for the second and third hypotheses for men. Differences between the men and women in length of hospitalization and drug treatment may account for the difference in results.