Women's Health Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Women's Health Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Depression
Study finds depressed women more anxious, self-conscious
March 10th, 2005
Clinically depressed women are more likely than depressed men to see themselves as anxious, self-conscious, and vulnerable, say researchers at the University of Toronto and the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). There are two general measures of personality traits exhibited by people with depression: sociotropy and autonomy, explains U of T psychiatry professor Michael Bagby, clinical research director at CAMH and coauthor of a study published in the January 2005 issue of Personality and Individual Differences. Those who are sociotropic - mostly women - are concerned, for instance, about maintaining close relationships and may become depressed after...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-10)
|
