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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-11-01
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| 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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