>Depression has a higher diagnosed rate among women than men (although men have higher rates of psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, alcoholism, drug addiction, and autism)
>Depression may be more obvious in women because stress hormones and estrogen combine to increase anxiety and depression, while testosterone does the opposite
>Depression affects blood pressure, blood clotting, the immune system and is a risk-factor for coronary heart disease, heart attacks, and stroke (which are seen in younger ages and higher rates of men than women)
>Loss of a parent in childhood and low-self-esteem are linked with depression in men
>Children of a depressed parent were found to have a 50% increased risk for depression and a 5 times higher rate of cardiovascular disease
>90% of the studies on anti-depressants are funded by pharmaceutical companies
>1/3 to 1/2 of depressed patients that see a primary care physician are not accurately diagnosed
>Sexual side-effects of SSRIs (serotonin reuptake inhibitors) can decrease over time, or can be aided through the addition of a second medication, or possibly treated via switching to a different type of antidepressant like bupropion
Source: Harvard Medical School bulletin
Resources:
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance
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