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Who experiences major depression most?

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Specializes in Psychiatry

Biopsychsocial Facto: Biological is inheritance, psychological is low self esteem, social is traumatic events or losses.

Answered 4/10/2018

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Major depression: Lifetime prevalence of major depressive disorder is approximately 16.5%. Females are 70% more likely than males to experience major depression. The average age of onset is 32 years old. There is a genetic contribution, the specific genes have not been identified. It is thought that life stressors interact with this vulnerability to result in major depressive episodes.

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