Depression and Women

Men and women can both suffer from depression. However, women suffer depression much easier than men and studies have shown that women suffer from depression twice as much as men. In past, people all thought that it was because the biological function of women. Now, scientists do lots of research to prove that there are many reasons.

It is true that the biological function affects women a lot. Hormones do play an important role. When a woman goes through menopause, menstruate or have a baby, as the changing of the hormones, she may be in a depression. It is worry to consider that the woman is just suffering from PMS and will be better in a few days.

Many years ago, women were controlled by their father, husband or son and had litter freedom. This can lead to depression. However, once they have own space and career, they will have new problems, such as relationship problems, the loss of a loved one, or financial changes. These many lead them into a much more deep depression.

As the development of the economy, the society often shows us images of what women are “expected” to be and only few women can live up to it. To be admired by the society and the men, women do their best to achieve the unrealistic images. This in turn affects the self-esteem. Once a woman has a baby, she will in a dilemma situation. The old standards for women are still applied and the career can not be thrown away. This has contributed to even more self-esteem issues. The question “Who am I, and who am I supposed to be?” becomes very hard to answer.

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