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Gender differences in morbidity and mortality related to depression: A review of the literature

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In this review of the existing evidence regarding a gender-specific association of depression with major health outcomes in older adults, we were unable to confirm that relative risk of morbidity and/or mortality due to depression varies with respect to gender. Future researchers may wish to concentrate their efforts in the identification of possible biophysiologic mechanisms underlying the association between depression and a variety of health outcomes.

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  1. Section on Social Sciences and Health Policy, Department of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157-1063, USA

    M. A. Sevick Sc.D., R.N.

  2. Section on General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA

    C. Rolih

  3. Sticht Center on Aging, Section on Gerontology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University, North Carolina, USA

    M. Pahor

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Sevick, M.A., Rolih, C. & Pahor, M. Gender differences in morbidity and mortality related to depression: A review of the literature. Aging Clin Exp Res 12, 407–416 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03339871

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