Services and Treatment for Depression

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511841262.019

17 - Services and Treatment for Depression

International Perspectives and Implications for a Gender-Sensitive Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012

Shekhar Saxena and

Pratap Sharan

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Corey L. M. Keyes and

Sherryl H. Goodman

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Shekhar Saxena: Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Pratap Sharan: Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Corey L. M. Keyes: Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
Sherryl H. Goodman: Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta

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INTRODUCTION

The Global Burden of Disease data for the year 2002 shows that depression is the fourth leading cause of disability in women worldwide and accounts for 5.66% of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in women, whereas it is the seventh leading cause of disability in men and accounts for 3.45% of DALYs (World Health Organization [WHO], 2003a). It is projected that by 2020 depression will become the second leading cause of disability in women (Murray & Lopez, 1996). Traditionally, mental health programs have paid little attention to the special or unique needs, of women. But, the heavy burden placed by depression on the mental health of women; the association of depression with different phases of women's life cycle and other gender-specific determinants; and gender differences in clinical presentation, course, response to treatment, service needs, and response of care givers makes a gender-sensitive approach in service development and management of depression an imperative. This chapter includes information from WHO's Project Atlas regarding the availability of treatment services in the world and provides suggestions regarding methods by which the gap between need for and receipt of effective services for depressed women can be reduced. It also reviews the types and efficacy of physical and psychosocial treatment of depression in women and whether such treatments vary by gender. Suggestions from a life cycle perspective on the clinical management of depression in women and issues regarding prevention, disability, and rehabilitation are highlighted.

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Information: Women and Depression
A Handbook for the Social, Behavioral, and Biomedical Sciences
, pp. 417 - 449

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511841262.019 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2006

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