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

• Main Authors: Amaia Bacigalupe (Author), Unai Martín (Author), Federico Triolo (Author), Linnea Sjöberg (Author), Therese Rydberg Sterner (Author), Serhiy Dekhtyar (Author), Laura Fratiglioni (Author), Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...