Women are undoubtedly more affected by depression. Psychiatrists and counselors estimate that the gender ratio is inclined heavily toward women. world health organization report examining “The Global Burden of Disease’ found that “depression presents the greatest disease burden for women when compared with other diseases.”
We are not talking the occasional down in the dumps feeling that most of us get. Clinical depression is serious. It involves disturbances in mood, concentration, sleep, activity, appetite and social behavior. It affects twice as many women as men, both in the U.S. and in many societies around the world. It is estimated that one out of every seven women will suffer from depression in her lifetime.
While patients undergoing depression are prime candidates fro antidepressants, what is worrisome is the fact that while antidepressants are prescribe by psychiatrists and counselors, many urban women seem to be taking them to combat everyday stress.
We are not talking the occasional down in the dumps feeling that most of us get. Clinical depression is serious. It involves disturbances in mood, concentration, sleep, activity, appetite and social behavior. It affects twice as many women as men, both in the U.S. and in many societies around the world. It is estimated that one out of every seven women will suffer from depression in her lifetime.
While patients undergoing depression are prime candidates fro antidepressants, what is worrisome is the fact that while antidepressants are prescribe by psychiatrists and counselors, many urban women seem to be taking them to combat everyday stress.
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