Men With Depression Are Angrier Than Women

Men, especially teenage boys, are far more likely to express anger, aggression, and irritability as a symptom of their depression than women, who are more likely to experience significant fatigue or other unexplained physical symptoms, significant weight loss or weight gain, feelings or sadness, guilt, or hopelessness, according to Mayo Clinic.

Up To One In Four New Moms Will Develop Depression

As many as 25 percent of new mothers will develop postpartum depression, which may include symptoms like anxiety, irritability, inability to bond with or care for your baby, thoughts of harming your child or yourself, or thoughts of suicide. These symptoms may last for months or longer, and early diagnosis and treatment are key to effectively bonding with your new bundle of joy.

Stressful Events Are More Likely To Trigger Depression In Women

Because women often respond differently to tragedies and stressful life events, they may be more susceptible to depression after going through a loss, such as the death of a friend of loved one, loss of employment, being in or getting out of a long-term or difficult relationship, or other stressful event. The difference in this reaction may be partially a result of the way that female stress hormones interact with female reproductive hormones, making the response biological as much as emotional.

Men Have More Subtle Symptoms Of Depression Than Women

Women are more likely to develop depression, and are often hit harder, and more visibly, by the illness than men. Because of this, many of the symptoms of depression in men go overlooked - even by close family members and friends, who may not even realize that their loved one is suffering until the disease has progressed to a major depressive state.