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Essay on Causes for Higher Depression Rates Among Women | ||
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This is the first 1,000 characters of 1266 words (5.06 pages) in the essay titled Causes for Higher Depression Rates Among Women Causes of Higher Depression Rates among WomenDepression is an illness that plagues millions of Americans. The depressed person is not only emotionally unwell; he or she also often becomes physically unwell as a result of the depression. The Department of Health and Human Services lists among the symptoms of depression decreased energy, overeating or eating too little, insomnia or oversleeping and chronic aches or other symptoms not associated with a physical disease. Also listed as depressive symptoms are difficulty concentrating, feelings of hopelessness/guilt/worthlessness, loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities, and thoughts of suicide (Sargent, 3-4). Depression clearly effects one’s physical state as well as the mental. Studies have found that women are twice as likely to experience both moderate and severe depression than men (Nolan-Hoeksema 1990). The reasons women are more likely to suffer from depression are numerous. There are biological, emotional, and social explanations for this. The following paragraphs will discuss the physical and psychological differences between men and women to further understand the great number of women subject to this illness. Women are often at the mercy of their reproductive system. They experience pre-menstrual syndrome, pre-natal depression, post-partum depression, abortions, miscarriages, and menopause; all which are almost entirely foreign ideas to men. It is very common for women to report symptoms of de... |
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