Article October 16, 2006

Depression: What's Sex Got to Do With It?

Marlene P. Freeman, MD

J Clin Psychiatry 2006;67(10):1610-1611

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It was career day in first grade, and the students were to explain what their parents did for a living. Having 2 psychiatrists for parents, my daughter had an interesting task at hand. She asked me, "How is what you do (women’s mental health) different than what Daddy does (inpatient psychiatry at the Department of Veterans Affairs)?"’ ‹