Depression News Article that was found

When it comes to depression, there have been many studies done about the gender differences; and the gender differences in depression has been talked about in plenty science related news articles. The article that I will be discussing that I found to be interesting and reliable is called Gender differences in Depression by Alison Palkhivala, and this article was published in University Health News. In this article, Palkhivala briefly talked about how often depression occurs for both genders and she mostly discussed that males and females display signs of depression differently. It was stated in the article that depression occurs in females way more often than it does in males, according to most statistics. But some professionals happen to believe that depression occurs in males more often than what is said by previous professionals, based off recent research studies; the reason why some professionals say that is because males do not show the same signs of depression as females do. The reason why there aren’t as many reported cases of males having depression is males aren’t really getting diagnosed correctly. Later in the article, it went more in depth about the gender differences in depression, which was discussing the different signs that are displayed between both genders. Females are much more at risk having depression then males, because of hormonal differences and the way they handle certain huge life events in their lives (i.e. loss of a loved one); and females would normally express their emotions inward. The signs and symptoms that females usually have are anxiety and physical symptoms. Females usually tend to eat too much and gain more weight. Males that suffer from depression usually express their emotions outward by getting angry and being aggressive, or they will show it by using alcohol or drugs as coping mechanisms. The signs and symptoms that males’ shows are lack of interest, fatigue, and having a low self-esteem.

 I thought this was very interesting because I didn’t know that males and females could show different signs and symptoms of depression. I’m happy that I found this article because I learned a lot.

Reference: 
Palkhivala, A. (2017, September 20). Gender Differences in Depression. Retrieved October 13, 2017, from https://universityhealthnews.com/daily/depression/gender-differences-in-depression/

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  1. UnknownOctober 17, 2017 at 11:37 AM

    I also found this article very interesting considering the vast differences with how males and females experience depression. It makes sense that females are hormonally more likely to experience depression. Also, just as males and females tend to have certain behavioral characteristics, they also show different symptoms when experiencing depression. I would be very interested to read about other factors that influence depression in todays society where its a growing issue.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 20, 2017 at 12:54 PM

    I think that it is worth looking more into how depression affects men. The bad thing about these studies is that they do not go deep enough. Men are taught at an early age not to express emotions for fear of being ridiculed or called a "sissy". I think that men are affected by depression just as much as women, but they do not show it in the same way. Many men hide their true feelings about things because they may not know how to process and understand their emotions, so when they are suffering from depression, they keep their feelings buried, making the problem only worse. There should be a new way to study depression in men because they are affected, they just hide it more.

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