Depression is very common among women according to clinical studies. The
Harvard Medical School website mentions about how biology and society
make women more vulnerable to mood disorders. Depression is suffered
mostly by women all over the world as stated by the Harvard Medical
School website. In the United States, the ratio is two to one, and
depression is the main cause of disability in women. Depression is the
main cause of disability in women in the United States. One in eight
women will have an episode of major depression at some time in her
life.The website also mentioned that heredity may account for up to 50
percent of the risk for major depression and could explain some of the
gender difference.Among 30,000 people in 30 countries the survey result
found that in similar circumstance, women are more likely than men to say
they are under stress . A separate study conducted says that women are
three times more likely than men to become depressed in response to a
stressful event. The Harvard Medical School website mentions about women
being the subject to certain kinds of severe stress especially child
abuse, adult sexual assaults, and domestic violence.What is being stated
in the HelpGuide website that the signs of depression among are the same
as those for major depression such as depressed mood, loss interest or
pleasure in activities you used to enjoy. Feelings of guilt, hopelessness
and worthlessness, suicidal thoughts or recurrent thoughts of death,
sleep disturbance, appetite and weigh losses, difficulty concentrating
and lack of energy and fatigue.Depression is usually prescribed with
antidepressant medication such as Zoloft, an antidepressant drug,
classified under selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).Older
first-time moms are not at higher risk for depression according to a
separate study. There is a lot of speculation, per McMahon and her
researchers, that individuals believe older girls become depressed once
they become mothers owing to leaving the workforce once a few years, or
being "set in their ways that." they're perceived as having additional
issue adjusting to the life-style changes that come back at the side of
beginning a family later in life.The SSRIs is the common prescribed
antidepressants. The drug can treat symptoms of moderate to severe
depression, considered as safe and cause little side effects compared to
other types of antidepressants.Although, several patients has already
been contemplating of filing a Zoloft lawsuit due to SSRIs causing
several side effects that can even cause Zoloft birth defects.