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In depressed patients, men endorsing physical reasons for depression found antidepressants less acceptable and had more negative beliefs about medication treatment compared to women
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Why is it important?
The reasons that people think they are depressed can affect which treatments they receive, and men and women have different opinions about this issue.
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I am an Associate Professor (Research) in the Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior at Brown University. I research treatments for mood disorders and study why some people prefer medications and others prefer psychotherapy to treat their condition.
Dr. Brandon Gaudiano
Brown University
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This page is a summary of: Gender differences in hospitalised patients’ perceived reasons for their depression, Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care, July 2013, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s1742646413000186.
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