Depression is one of the leading human mental health problems and a major cause of human suffering and disability. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported, in 2002, that approximately 121 million people suffer from depression, and that the burden of depressivedisorders has been increasing.1 The same WHO report predicted that, by 2020, depression will be the second greatest disease burden worldwide. Numerous epidemiological studies have found the female to male prevalence ratio of depression to be approximately 2 to 1.2, 3 WHO has estimated that 9.5% of women and 5.8% of men experience a depressive episode in any given year.1 A prospective, 6-year, study of a community-dwelling older population, found women more prone than men to be depressed at five different points in time (p < .001), as well as more likely to remain depressed.4 Women have been found to be more prone to depression due to the stressors associated with managing multiple roles, including family, social, and cultural demands and emotional attachments placed upon them.
Depression is one of the leading human mental health problems and a major cause of human suffering and disability. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported, in 2002, that approximately 121 million people suffer from depression, and that the burden of depressivedisorders has been increasing.1 The same WHO report predicted that, by 2020, depression will be the second greatest disease burden worldwide. Numerous epidemiological studies have found the female to male prevalence ratio of depression to be approximately 2 to 1.2, 3 WHO has estimated that 9.5% of women and 5.8% of men experience a depressive episode in any given year.1 A prospective, 6-year, study of a community-dwelling older population, found women more prone than men to be depressed at five different points in time (p < .001), as well as more likely to remain depressed.4 Women have been found to be more prone to depression due to the stressors associated with managing multiple roles, including family, social, and cultural demands and emotional attachments placed upon them.
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