RESULTS; Men reported higher rates of anger attacks/aggression, substance abuse, and risk taking compared with women. Analyses using the scale that included alternative, male-type symptoms of depression found that a higher...
Male Depression Symptoms eTable 2. Gender Inclusive Depression Scale Results 1. Kessler RC, Berglund P, Demler O, et al; National Comorbidity Survey Replication. The epidemiology of major depressive disorder: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). JAMA. 2003;289(23):...
Secondarily, we assessed degree of mediation by lifestyle factors. Results A total of 23 694 participants were included (unweighted n = 11 862 male [weighted 49.8%]; mean [SE] age, 44.7 [0.24] years). Prevalences of mild and moderate to severe depression were 14.9% and 7.2%, ...
Nevertheless, evidence for the “Jolly Fat hypothesis” is mixed, and some studies have found that obesity may be associated with higher depression12. One potential explanation for these inconsistent findings is that the use of body mass index (BMI) to measure obesity is limited as it does not...
Other symptoms of menopause can also worsen chronic pain. These symptoms may include weight gain, sleep problems, mood swings, and depression. Will joint pain from menopause go away? Whether joint pain from menopause will go away depends on whether the joint pain is purely due to hormonal chang...
For men who experience depression, their risk of dying by suicide is 3 times greater than for women. In general, researchers found male depression tends to show up as problematic behaviors like anger attacks, aggression, substance use, and risk-taking. Men, more than women, tend to deal with...
This study investigated the relationship of depressive symptoms, social support, and a range of personal health behaviors in 2,091 male and 3,438 female university students from 16 countries. Depressive symptoms and social support were measured using the short Beck Depression Inventory and the Social...
were younger than 30 years-old, 13.4% were married to females, 11.4% lived with male partners, 40.3% were bisexual, and 47.2% were gay, and 3.47% were HIV-positive. The average SDS score was 47.29 ± 11.39, and the overall prevalence of depression (SDS ≥ 53) was 33.09%....
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders worldwide. Little information is available regarding association of depressive symptoms (DS) with cancer and chronic diseases among middle-aged and elderly Chinese in a population-based setting. In
People with certain depressive disorders, especially bipolar depression (manic depression), seem to have an inherited vulnerability to this condition. Depressive illnesses are a huge public health problem, due to their affecting millions of people. Facts about depression include that about 10% of adult...