Is the diagnosis and treatment of depression gender-biased? Evidence from a population-based aging cohort in Sweden

Abstract Background As compared to men, older women´s higher rates of depression diagnosis and antidepressant use are widely reported. We aimed to: a) explore whether there is a potential gender bias in the clinical diagnosis of depression and antidepressant prescription in an older population from...

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Main Authors: Amaia Bacigalupe, Unai Martín, Federico Triolo, Linnea Sjöberg, Therese Rydberg Sterner, Serhiy Dekhtyar, Laura Fratiglioni, Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02320-2
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