Why do you have depression?

Answer 1

Very often, a combination of genetic, psychological, and environmental factors is involved in the onset of depression. Women experience depression about twice as often as men. Many hormonal factors may contribute to the increased rate of depression in women, particularly such factors as menstrual cycle changes, pregnancy, miscarriage, postpartum period, pre-menopause and menopause. Many women also face additional stresses such as responsibilities both at work and home, single parenthood and caring for children and for aging parents.

Men are less likely to suffer from depression than women. Men's depression is often masked by alcohol or drugs, or by the socially acceptable habit of working excessively long hours. Depression typically shows up in men not as feeling hopeless and helpless, but as being irritable, angry, and discouraged; hence, depression may be difficult to recognize as such in men.