Abstract

It has been well accepted that women demonstrate a significantly higher prevalence for mood disorders than their male counterparts. This study included the administration of the Symptom-Checklist 90-Revised (SCL-90-R) over the course of a one-month period to a sample (n = 243) of females (66%) and males (34%) receiving treatment from an outpatient community mental health clinic. Descriptive statistics, a MANOVA, and subsequent ANOVAs revealed that women scored higher on every sub-scale of the SCL-90-R, except the psychoticism sub-scale, however, only the difference on the somatization subscale was statistically significant. Implications of these results for mental health providers are explored. Dr. Grande holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University and has multiple licenses and certifications in the mental health field. He is an Assistant Professor at Wilmington University in their CACREPaccredited Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. Mark D. Newmeyer, Ed.D. is an Assistant Professor at Regent University and program coordinator for the Counselor Education and Supervision doctoral program. He is a licensed counselor in Ohio and Virginia. Elizabeth Adair M.S. intern is a graduate student and assistant in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Masters program at Wilmington University. She is an adolescent educator and intern counselor in N.J.