2013/05/07 by Mariane Acosta Lopez Molina, Karen Jansen, Cláudio Drews +3 · 1 citation
Psychology · Medicine · #Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development #Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes #Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
paper · doi:10.1080/13548506.2013.793369
openalex publication_date 2013/05/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
This research aimed to compare the prevalence rates of major depressive disorder (MDD) and to differentiate the presence and severity of depressive symptoms between women and men aged 18-24 years. In this population-based, cross-sectional study (n = 1560), young adults were screened with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview for MDD (n = 137). Participants then completed a self-report questionnaire to gather sociodemographic data, and the presence of each symptom of depression was assessed with the Beck Depression Inventory. The proportion of women (12.2%) with MDD was higher than that of men (5.3%). The symptoms of depression found to be significantly more prevalent in women were sadness, crying, difficulty making decisions, and lack of energy, as well as self-criticism, irritability, changes in self-image, work difficulty, and loss of interest in sex. Sadness and self-criticism were significantly more severe in women than in men. The presentation of depressive symptoms in young adults with MDD differed between men and women.