Admission for depression among men in Scotland, 1980-95: retrospective study

For men, the resultant loss of status as sole financial provider for the family, the perceived loss in social status, and the consequent social isolation could all be considered risk factors for depression. Other reports have not supported the idea that there has been a change in diagnostic practice...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 1998-05, Vol.316 (7143), p.1496-1497
Hauptverfasser:	Shajahan, Polash M, Cavanagh, Jonathan T O
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Adult and adolescent clinical studies Aged Biological and medical sciences Depression Depressive Disorder - epidemiology Depressive Disorder - therapy Depressive disorders Hospital admissions Hospital units Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Hospitals Humans Male Medical sciences Men Mental depression Middle Aged Mood disorders Prevalence Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Retrospective Studies Scotland - epidemiology Sex Factors Sex Ratio Sex roles Sexes Women
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Zusammenfassung:	For men, the resultant loss of status as sole financial provider for the family, the perceived loss in social status, and the consequent social isolation could all be considered risk factors for depression. Other reports have not supported the idea that there has been a change in diagnostic practice, such as a decline in the diagnosis of schizophrenia, that can be accounted for by a corresponding increase in depression. 4 Acknowledgement: Conflict of interest:
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.316.7143.1496