Screening Instruments for the Detection of Male-Specific Symptoms of Unipolar Depression – A Critical Overview
Zülke, A.; Kersting, A.; Dietrich, S.; Luck, T.; Riedel-Heller, S.; Stengler, K. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2018 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background: Epidemiological studies have repeatedly pointed out gender differences in unipolar depression, whereas women have a 1. 5 to 3 times higher risk of receiving a diagnosis. This however stands in sharp contrast with the 10 times higher suicide-rate of men, although depression is among the main risk-factors for suicide. Current literature therefore suspects an under-diagnosis of depression in men which is yet to be explained. While there is a vast body of literature covering the influence of gender norms, different symptomatology and use of health care services of men and women, systematic examinations o…
