It used to be a stereotype that depression was a "woman's disease" and that bias may still exist, even in the health care field. Research has found that women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with depression, even when they come to their doctor with the same symptoms. Signs of...
Older people may not have the obvious symptoms of depression. Instead, they may: Feel tired Havetrouble sleeping Be grumpy or irritable Feel confused Struggle to pay attention Not enjoy activities they used to Move more slowly Have a change in weight or appetite ...
Associations have been primarily in relatively young samples, and apathy has infrequently been studied in the very old. We investigated the cross﹕ectional associations of depressive symptoms and apathy with cognitive functioning in cognitively normal very old men. Participants consisted of 74 cognitively...
People with generalized anxiety disorder have persistent worry and anxiety symptoms for at least a six-month period. The condition affects women more than men, with the average age of onset being about 30 years. It tends to run a chronic course. Generalized anxiety disorder often is accompanied...
Read on to learn about postpartum depression symptoms, how it differs from the “baby blues,” and the types of postpartum depression treatments that could be recommended. We’ll also cover postpartum depression in men and offer tips on supporting someone who may be experiencing it. ...
“I didn’t know too much about postnatal depression, I didn’t think it was anything to do with men, and felt pretty ashamed about everything.” Despite new dads not experiencing the same hormonal changes as their partners, if they experience any symptoms of depression in the 12 months ...
Analyses using the scale that included alternative and traditional depression symptoms found that men and women met criteria for depression in equal proportions: 30.6% of men and 33.3% of women (P = .57). Conclusions and Relevance When alternative and traditional symptoms are combined, sex ...
in a relatively short period of time turned out to be pivotal in all the things I'm going to talk to you about tonight. I would interview people who had been through the worst experiences that you can imagine. People who had been raped, tortured, mutilated. ...
Depression symptoms did not predict prolonged grief symptoms and loneliness. Additionally, latent change score analyses demonstrated that within person changes in prolonged grief symptoms and loneliness were related. Findings are inconsistent with the notion that loneliness causes prolonged grief and ...
Compared with older people living in their own homes, people living in NHs reported lower self-esteem (p = 0.002), higher depression (p < 0.001), and higher anxiety (p < 0.001) (Table 2). No differences between genders were found in the level of self-esteem. Nevertheless, both men and...