Female Depression
April 10, 2009 by Geraldine
Filed under Depression Symptoms
If you make a comparisson with men it seems that women are found to be rather more prone to depression. Why this should be is difficult to know but it seems likely that the different appraoch a wife and mother has to life makes her worry more and the social pressures on a woman undergoes throughout her lifetime just build up stress. The better you understand the causes and symptoms of female pattern of depression the better you will be able to take precautions against this health condition.
Depression is a state of mind and it can often be cured completely using medicines together with counseling. If you can identify the issues own up to it’s existance and then get the right treatment at the right time it can often be overcome. Hiding the condition from yourself and others by withdrawing from the company of others may allow it to develop to more serious problems in future. Understanding the causes and symptoms of female depression is reassuring because you can then deal with it with the assistance of your qualified doctor.
Many of us believe depression is something to feel guilty about and is best kept secret. This is just plain wrong. If you allow it to continue without making others aware of the state of your mind it will just grow and start affecting every other aspect of your life. If you feel tired, you are less interested in the normal activities of life and just feel down and unhappy for a long time, you really should consult a doctor to check for the possibility of being affected by depression. It will be helpful to have an idea about the common symptoms of female depression and give yourself a self assessment of your mental health but that is no substitute for seeing your doctor and discussing how you feel and asking for advice.
A woman who is affected by depression will often show most of the symptoms of major depression. Symptoms such as feelings of guilt, hopelessness, lack of self respect, feelings of worthlessness are fairly common. There may also be sleep disorders, suicidal thoughts, loss of appetite, eating disorders, weight loss, problems in concentrating on anything at all and a general tiredness and lack of energy.
The signs and symptoms shown by both male and female depression patients mostly similar. However, when you compare women to men they tend to show certain symptoms of depression more frequently than the men do.
Women who are suffering from depression are often found to experience the symptoms of atypical depression. These might be eating more, sleeping more and gaining more weight. A woman who notices these symptoms in her daily life should consult a doctor to rule out the possibilities of depression and to discus a more healthy lifestyle.
Studies conducted in this area do suggest that women belonging to lower socio-economic status are more prone to depression than others. This may suggest that the more stress a women suffers, the greater the liklihood of her being affected by depression. Some additional risk factors that may help cause depression in women include problems in marriage, single parenthood and any past sexual and physical abuse.
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