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Women More Prone to Depression
2005-05-03
The 28th medical symposium — sponsored by Pfizer — for the Pakistan Doctors Group, Riyadh, concluded that more women than men are prone to bouts of depression and migraine in the Kingdom, where a young population base, marital tension and changes in lifestyle have acted as a trigger in inducing these ailments.
Yeah, sure. Lop their gennies off, then wonder why they're depressed...
Both Professor Mohammad Salah Abduljabbar, director of paramedical affairs and head of neurology division, Security Forces Hospital Program, and Dr. Amer Sheikh, consultant in family medicine at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, said migraine and depression were symptoms of a deeper malaise. Dr. Riad J. Khawaja, general secretary of PDG, outlined the activities of the group which included the launch of a social welfare fund to help the poorest segment of Pakistani expatriates by defraying the tuition fee and extending support. Pointing out that 17 percent of the patients who checked in at primary health care centers in Dammam showed symptoms of depression, Dr. Sheikh said the most common factor was marital disharmony.
Posted by:Fred

#20  LOL! Kinda like Iron Fist's rule, I guess. :)
Posted by: Asedwich   2005-05-03 23:35  

#19  ahhh the infamous ''Darwin's Award Prologue''
Posted by: Frank G   2005-05-03 22:39  

#18  Beer is a complex carbohydrate, isn't it?

Depends on how much you drink. ;)

It can be very complex, in the sense of

1) ''Hold my beer'' followed by
2) ''watch this!''
Posted by: eLarson   2005-05-03 22:37  

#17  Beer is a complex carbohydrate, isn't it?
Posted by: Asedwich   2005-05-03 21:25  

#16  What was that old sketch? Was it SNL, or the daily show?
Researchers found that men have a greater tendency to crave starch, protein, and salt, while women have an inclination toward sweets---proving that historically men have brought down the bacon while women sit around eating chocolate.
Yet another confusion of cause and effect, or form and function. :)

OOhh, and I like the new comment interface, Fred!
Posted by: Asedwich   2005-05-03 21:10  

#15  So then what you're saying, eLarson, is, ''More spinach, more liver, then more chocolate for dessert!'' I like it -- all except the bits about spinach and liver. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-05-03 20:07  

#14  Perhaps there's a link to slight iron deficiency. Not enough to be considered anemia. What's the word I'm looking for... subclinical?
Posted by: eLarson   2005-05-03 19:11  

#13  Beer, on the other hand... and then you can stuff yourself silly with chocolate! ;-)
Posted by: twobyfour   2005-05-03 18:37  

#12  I suspect women's depression is mostly due to PMS.

Putting up with Men's Shit. ;-p

More chocolate!
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-05-03 17:19  

#11  Dunno, but statistically, more men end up in suicide. That seems to indicate the opposite to the contention that women are more prone to depression. It may be that men are better trained to hide it (by whatever factors' contribution), but that may lead to 'nowhere to go' situations.

Also, chocolate does not affect men the same as women. That may be a part of the problem.
Posted by: Sobiesky   2005-05-03 17:14  

#10  You'd be depressed too if you had to sit through something like ''The Vagina Monolouges'' and pretend it was like the greatest work of theatre of all time... and then act like you enjoyed it.
Posted by: tu3031   2005-05-03 17:01  

#9  Naw men have depression too, it just that mens usually don't form groups, write plays, form committees, publish magainzes, create Lifetyme Movies and E-mail every 3 body on the planet about depression.

Hell, you're low, get a dawg, 2 cats and have a couple of choclates.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-05-03 16:58  

#8  Maybe you aren't bringing them enough chocolate, Frank...
Posted by: Sgt. Mom   2005-05-03 16:49  

#7  most of the women close to me seem depressed fairly often - I figured it was just me....
Posted by: Frank G   2005-05-03 16:36  

#6  Andrea, women do have a statistically higher tendency toward depression, true, but that tendency is exacerbated on a case-wise basis when the woman in question is prevented from adequate aerobic exercise, adequate social intercourse, adequate intellectual stimulation, and subjected to excessive physical and mental abuse, as is the case in this particular subject group (ie the Pakistani wives in Saudi Arabia, but has been reported for the Saudi wives in SA as well).
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-05-03 15:58  

#5  Andrea, women are often depressed when they do have babies as opposed to being depressed when they don't. Just an observation.

Please, have a choc.
Posted by: twobyfour   2005-05-03 13:19  

#4  Andrea, that's just... well, depressing.
Posted by: Chuck Simmins   2005-05-03 11:49  

#3  The depressive illness is a hormonal link and female's have more hormone's than a man. We are the baby machines, thus need the extra dose.

Andrea
Posted by: Andrea Jackson   2005-05-03 11:33  

#2  Pfizer? Viagra doesn't do squat when the hardware's been removed by your barbaric society, friends and relatives
Posted by: Frank G   2005-05-03 10:52  

#1  The 28th medical symposium — sponsored by Pfizer — for the Pakistan Doctors Group, Riyadh, concluded that more women than men are prone to bouts of depression and migraine in the Kingdom,..

Well gee Beav, I wonder WHY?
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-05-03 10:47  

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