Why is depression more prevalent in women?

Albert, Paul R.

doi:10.1503/jpn.150205

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“…A similar pattern was observed for reporting loss of interest in things as well. The analysis does not provide any insight on this strikingly high variation, however past researchers also reported a higher prevalence of depression among women as the female:male ratio of global disability from major depression stands at 1.7:1 12. Another possible explanation might be the higher rate of reporting difficulty in social participation indicators used in this study (result not shown).…”

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Social participation and perceived depression among elderly population in South Africa

Hao¹,

Bishwajit²,

Tang³

et al. 2017

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There is a growing consensus regarding the influence of various psychosocial factors such as degree of social participation on health and disease outcomes, quality of life, and general well-being. Older individuals with diminished motor and physical functionality suffer a heightened risk of social exclusion and loneliness. Previous studies have demonstrated the association between social exclusion and loneliness with mental health among the older population. In the present study, we aimed to investigate whether or not difficulty in social participation has any relationship with perceived depression among older individuals in South Africa. We collected cross-sectional data from the SAGE Well-Being of Older People Study 2010 on 422 men and women aged 50 years and above. Perceived depression and loss of interest in things (eg, personal relationships, hobbies) during the last 12 months were used as outcome variables with difficulty in joining community activities, relationships/community participation, friendships, and visiting family/friends as the main explanatory variables. Findings indicated that the prevalence of self-reported depression and the feeling of reduced interest in most things were respectively 51.9% and 43.8%. In the multivariate analysis, those who reported difficulty in joining community activities had respectively 64% (OR =1.639; 95% CI =1.081–2.583) and 69% (OR =1.685; 95% CI) higher odds of depression and loss of interest in things compared with those who did not report any difficulty. The study concludes that addressing the barriers to engaging in community activities may help minimize burden of depression among the elderly population in South Africa. Furthermore, large-scale studies are warranted to explore the social and structural barriers which constrain community participation among the elderly population.

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Social participation and perceived depression among elderly population in South Africa

Hao¹,

Bishwajit²,

Tang³

et al. 2017

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“…7 Although overall psychiatric diagnoses after MM were more commonly seen in males, depression was more common in females prior to or after the diagnosis of MM, similar to a higher prevalence of depression in females in the general population. 33 However, its impact on outcomes in MM patients was mostly similar to all other psychiatric diagnoses.…”

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Impact of psychiatric comorbidities on health care utilization and cost of care in multiple myeloma

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“…This might suggest that women seafarers' health is less affected by work on different types of ship than their male counterparts'. However, when comparing women seafarers' anxiety, stress and depression with male seafarers' the predisposition of women to report these symptoms is well known from other settings [36,37]. It needs to be noted that women seafarers also report gender related discrimination, ranging from distorted expectations of their work capacity to outright sexual harassment [38].…”

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