In Terms of Gender Differences in Rates of Depression

question 10

Multiple Choice

In terms of gender differences in rates of depression:

• A) girls are more likely than boys to suffer from depression in childhood, but these gender differences disappear in adolescence.
• B) boys are more likely than girls to suffer from depression in childhood, but these gender differences disappear in adolescence.
• C) girls are more likely to suffer from depression than boys starting in early childhood.
• D) there are no gender differences in rates of depression in childhood, but girls are more likely than boys to suffer from depression, once they hit adolescence.

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