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When a woman is called "moody" or "emotional," it's often a thinly veiled way of saying "weak." The truth is that women are 1.5 to 3 times more likely to suffer from major depressive disorder than men. "There is growing evidence that estrogens have powerful effects beyond their role in reproduction — that they play a critical role in mood disorders in women," says Kathy Hegadoren, the Canada Research Chair in Stress Disorders in Women at the University of Alberta. "This opens new avenues for research into the underlying biological mechanisms and treatment of depression." The interesting part is that the rates of mood and anxiety disorders for little boys and little girls are fairly similar. But then something happens to girls that doesn't happen to boys. More »
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