What can be said about gender difference in depression?
Correct answer: D. Women are about twice as likely to suffer depression
- A. Men and women have the same chance of depression
- B. Men are 3 times as likely to be depressed as women
- C. Women's depression is more serve than men's
- D. Women are about twice as likely to suffer depression
Explanation
Across many studies, women have approximately twice the risk of experiencing major depression compared with men. This is a difference in prevalence, not a claim that every woman's depression is more severe.
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