A Report in the Newspaper Describes the Common Epidemiological Finding

question 92

Multiple Choice

A report in the newspaper describes the common epidemiological finding that the rate of depression is higher among women than among men.How have researchers evaluated the validity of this finding?

• A)Men and women differ in their willingness to talk about their depressive symptoms.
• B)Mental health professionals are more prone to diagnose depression in women than in men.
• C)This gender difference is an artifact that occurs only in samples of patients that seek treatment.
• D)This gender difference exists,but it cannot be explained by methodological or sampling differences.

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