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Gender-specific symptoms of depression and anger attacks

Winkler, Dietmar, Pjrek, Edda, Kasper, Siegfried·2006·The Journal of Men's Health & Gender
DOI 10.1016/j.jmhg.2005.05.004
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Depression is a serious and potentially life-threatening mental illness, which does not only lead to personal suffering but also impairs social functioning and has a significant socioeconomic effect. Epidemiological studies have found a life-time prevalence of up to 17% in the general population and death due to suicides of up to 15%. As women have a two-fold higher prevalence for depressive disorder, it is noteworthy that suicide rates are consistently higher for men. Previous studies have suggested that mainly men suffer from a specific irritable depressive syndrome, which is characterized by lowered impulse control, symptomatic substance abuse, an increased readiness to take risks, and anger attacks, which present as sudden spells of inappropriate anger with vegetative hyperarousal. This article reviews gender-specific aspects of depressive disorder focussing on anger attacks and their clinical management.

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  • Anger is thought to be a more typical male response to depression.

    “based on the understanding that anger is thought to be a more typical male response to depression (Winkler et al. , 2006).”

    From Do depressed and anxious men do groups? What works and what are the barriers to help seeking? (2014) · cites this paper as Winkler et al. , 2006

  • Some critics point to a gender bias in diagnostic criteria and screening tools, including the PHQ-9, and omitting anger as a key dimension is one example.

    “some critics point to a gender bias in diagnostic criteria and screening tools (Courtenay, 2000; Addis, 2008) and which would include the PHQ-9, and omitting anger as a key dimension is one example (Winkler et al. , 2006).”

    From Do depressed and anxious men do groups? What works and what are the barriers to help seeking? (2014) · cites this paper as Winkler et al. , 2006

  • This study used the PHQ-9 as a descriptive tool and measure of respondent depression but which does not measure anxiety levels so well or include all dimensions of men's depression.

    “In terms of limitations, this study used the PHQ-9 as a descriptive tool and measure of respondent depression but which does not measure anxiety levels so well or include all dimensions of men's depression (Winkler et al. , 2006).”

    From Do depressed and anxious men do groups? What works and what are the barriers to help seeking? (2014) · cites this paper as Winkler et al., 2006

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Authors
Winkler, D., Pjrek, E., & Kasper, S.
Affiliations
Medical University of Vienna (AT)
ORCID
Venue
The Journal of Men's Health & Gender
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2006-03
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
19-24
ISSN
1571-8913 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jmhg.2005.05.004
OpenAlex
W2118877123
Cited by
47
References
53
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
FWCI
1.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
The Journal of Men s Health and Gender (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Disorders
Keywords
depression, anger attacks, gender differences, men's mental health, suicide, impulsivity, substance abuse, clinical management

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