Wellness Corner

You're getting older and that's going to cause hormonal changes that impact you in ways that you can't even begin to imagine until they happen. For some people, one of thsoe changes is that the likelihood of experience depression increases. A new study reveals that this is much likelier in women than in men.

What seems to be the case as a result of this new study is that it's not just that women are more likely to get depressed. It's that women are more likely to stay depressed and to live through the depression whereas their male counterparts frequently seem to just give up on life and let it go. Women are more likely to seek treatment for depression but continue to have it despite this.

If you are starting to feel like hormonal changes are impacting the way that you feel about life, you might want to speak to a doctor about the issue of depression. This is particularly true if you are female but is true for anybody who is getting older and believes that aging may contribute to depressed feelings.

Question of the Day: Why do you think it is that women are more likely than men to experience late-age depression?

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