Middle Aged Women In England Getting More Depressed
Yet another in the “did they really need to do a study on that” department:
According to the UK’s National Health Services (NHS), the group of people in the UK with a spike in depression are middle-aged women. The study stops in 2007 and mostly compared numbers from 1993. It id d not give a total number count or take into account the total rise in the UK’s population from 1993 - 2007:
- For UK women aged 45 - 54, one in four will have a diagnoseable depressive illness. That’s up 21% since 1993.
- For UK women aged 55- 64, there was a 4% increase from 1993.
- 20% of all UK women, any age, had a diagnoseable depressive illness.
The study also notes that middle-aged people were most likely to commit suicide.
It’s A Man’s World
UK men also had a rise in depression numbers, but not very much. Of course, men may not seek treatment as much as women. The only group of men who had a rise in numbers were those who had just gone through a divorce. Those who had a divorce years ago, however, were peachy keen. (Very small joke there).
However, it is far easier to get prescription medications like antideprssants in England than it is in America. Also, getting to see your primary doctor is less expensive than in the America. A British man is not so proud or so daft as to ignore getting available help as an American man would.
Is It Just In the UK?
The numbers coming from the NHS reflect a global trend. Of course, in some countries, a woman can’t say she is depressed. She says she has a stomach ache or some other physical symptom. But in America, according to a CBS news report, more middle aged women are depressed than ever, or at least, are willing to admit it.
At middle age, you feel the pressure to make something of your life before it’s too late. By the time you become a senior, you realize making something of your life really doesn’t matter and you set about making the best of the time you have left. Well, that’s my opinion anyway.
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