Prevalence differences in depression among males and females: Are there evolutionary explanations

British Journal of Medical Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 479-491

  McGuire, Michael T ^a   Troisi, Alfonso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 17944369788     PISSN: 00071129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1998.tb01004.x     Document Type: Article

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