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Why depression in women is so misunderstood

Menopausal depression takes a huge toll, but is underfunded and under-researched — that needs to change.
  1. Jayashri Kulkarni

    1. Jayashri Kulkarni is the director of HER Centre Australia — a Monash University Centre in Melbourne dedicated to women’s mental health.

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Depression affects almost 300 million people worldwide, and women are twice as likely to experience it than are men. Notably, the incidence of depression in women peaks in the years around menopause1.

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Nature 608, S54 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-02213-w

This article is part of Nature Outlook: Depression, an editorially independent supplement produced with the financial support of third parties. About this content.

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