In India, social determinants of health, including poverty, domestic violence, and inadequate
social support disproportionately affect women, leaving them more vulnerable to depression …

This article studies the mental health problems of women, especially in the Indian context.
As per World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, depression is expected to be the …

Purpose While exploring experiences of psychological distress among psychiatric
outpatients in Southern India, we set out to further understand interpersonal and socio …

The mental health of women living in poverty is a growing public health concern, particularly
in India where the burden of illness is compounded by critical shortages in mental health …

Women report significantly higher levels of mental distress than men in community studies
around the world. We provide further evidence on the origins of this mental health gender …

Background: Worldwide, women are found to suffer from depression significantly more than
men. This has puzzled the scientists since no biological explanation can completely resolve …

INTRODUCTION: Women, and persons facing social and economic disadvantage, are at
greater risk for depressive disorders. Our objective was to describe the explanatory models …

The estimate of the global burden of disease predicts that depression will be the second-
leading cause of disability worldwide by 2020. Depression is widely prevalent in women in …

This book brings together contributors from a variety of social science perspectives to
examine issues relating to the mental health of Indian women. The contributors discuss the …

Objective To explore how South Asian origin women in Toronto, Canada, understand and
explain the causes of their depression. Design Cross-sectional in-depth qualitative …