Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience· 2015Q1
Why is depression more prevalent in women?
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Women are twice as likely to experience major depression as men, a disparity potentially explained by sex-specific biological and psychosocial factors.
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Key points
- Major depression is a leading cause of disability globally.
- Women experience major depression at twice the rate of men.
- The disparity is attributed to a combination of biological and psychosocial factors.
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Abstract
Major depression is a chronic illness with a high prevalence and is a major component of disease burden. Depressive disorders were the second leading cause of years lived with disability in 2010 in Canada, the United States and globally.[1][1],[2][2] When depression-related deaths due to suicide and
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Field: Social Psychology
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