Gender and mental illness coincide in a sociological explanation rather than biological. The rates of mental illness when gender is considered shows a relation in which that type of illness is dependent on the gender itself. Mental illness does not depend on the individuals gender, but rather, depends on the type of illness the individual would experience due to their gender. An example of this would be a woman experiencing mental illness due to their gender such as depression, internalizing their feelings of self-blame, as compared to men whom act out, externalizing their behaviors. Gender influences the type of mental illness an individual might experience, but the types of mental illness is not so much dependent on the gender because of
