| Literature DB >> 24135551 |
Carlo Faravelli1, Maria Alessandra Scarpato, Giovanni Castellini, Carolina Lo Sauro.
Abstract
Although females run greater risk for affective disorders, the greater vulnerability of women for these disorders varies with the age. The present study evaluates the lifetime incidence of depressive and anxiety disorders by age and gender in a community sample (2363 subjects; 54.6% females), representative of the general population (Sesto Fiorentino Study). Lifetime prevalence of affective disorders resulted higher in females. The age-sex pattern for affective disorders was observed only before menopause.Entities:
Keywords: Affective disorders.; Gender; Menopause
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24135551 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.09.027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatry Res ISSN: 0165-1781 Impact factor: 3.222