“…This might imply that the brains of men and women show sex-specific susceptibility of primary psychosis according to age. 34 This female dominance in the late-onset psychosis has been a consistent finding, 2,3,8,10,11,14,17,30,31,[39][40][41][42][43] and is not due to a potential social covariate like marital status, role-expectations, help-seeking behaviors and premorbid adjustment. 44 It is conceivable that estrogen is protective and its withdrawal in mid-life following menopause creates the milieu to develop late-onset psychosis.…”