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Depression: Women
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A 2006 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that women are most likely to develop postpartum depression and other mental disorders in the first 3 months following delivery. (The risk is highest for first-time mothers, especially in the 10 - 19 days after delivery.) Other studies have reported that between 8 - 20% of women have diagnosable postpartum depression within that 3-month period. In one study, 5% of these women had suicidal thoughts.
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Post-partum depression is severe depression in a woman after she has given birth. It may occur soon after delivery or up to a year later. Most of the time, it occurs sometime in the first 4 weeks after delivery. Reviewer: Audra Robertson, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.Date: 01/23/2007
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- Rates of depression in women are twice as high as they are in men. This is due in part to hormonal factors, particularly when it comes to premenstrual syndrome (PMS), premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), postpartum depression, and perimenopausal depression. As for signs and symptoms, women are more likely than men to experience pronounced feelings of guilt, sleep excessively, overeat, and gain weight. Women are ... more likely to suffer from seasonal affective disorder.
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For years, experts mistakenly believed that pregnancy hormones protected against depression, leaving women more vulnerable to the illness only after the baby was born and their hormone levels plunged. They now believe that the rapid increase in hormone levels at the start of pregnancy can disrupt brain chemistry and lead to depression.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct 31, 2007 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Nearly 1,000 women recently attended the conference and concert finale of the 2007 Empowerment Tour for a Healthier Life, titled, "Finding Balance: Emotions, Depression, and Mental Well-being." The event was held at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, as a part of the 8th Annual Health Ministry Program for Women (HMPW) and was sponsored by the Health Ministry Program Coalition, Keystone Mercy Health Plan and Eli Lilly.
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Other types of depression afflict many more women than men, and SAD is no exception. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) estimates that women with SAD outnumber men four to one. The condition ... seems to run in families.
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