Rates of depression among men in Scotland have risen since 1980

Rates of depression among men in Scotland have risen since 1980

With an increase in the number of suicides among men, Shajahan and Cavanagh hypothesised that there would be a fall in theratio of the number of women to men admitted to Scottish hospitalsfor depression from 1980 to 1995 $---$ a period of socioeconomic change.On p 1496 they show that the rate of admission for depressionfell among women from 6.1/10 000 in 1980 to 5.3 in 1995 and roseamong men from 3.1 to 3.5. This finding confirms other studies,and the authors conclude that the rise in prevalence is genuineand not just a result of changes in diagnostic practice.

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