Toward a Comprehensive Developmental Model for Major Depression in Women

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Authors

Kenneth S. Kendler · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Charles O. Gardner · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Carol A. Prescott · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Abstract

Major depression in men, as in women, is an etiologically complex disorder influenced by risk factors from multiple domains that act in developmental time. The similarities in etiologic pathways to major depression for men and women outweigh the modest differences.

Topics & Keywords

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Early Childhood Education and Development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 159, Issue 7, pp. 1133-1145

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.7.1133

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