Older Women More Susceptible to Depression Than Older Men.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-7 February 2008-Yale University: Older Women More Susceptible to Depression Than Older Men(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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New Haven, Conn. -- Older women are more prone to depression and are more likely to remain depressed than older men, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the February Archives of General Psychiatry.

The Yale team also found that women were less likely to die while depressed than older men, indicating that women live longer with depression than men. This factor, along with the higher likelihood of women becoming depressed and remaining depressed, collectively contribute to the higher burden of depression among older women.

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