Abstract Clinical depression affects women twice as often as men. ... This paper will review incorporate the findings regarding these various potential causes of depression in women. ... A 2003 study in Behavioral Neuroscience found that when neurogenesis is blocked in mice, the benefits of antidepressants seem to fade (Drew, Denny, & Hen, 2010, p. 446-454). Mice showed less anxious or depressed behavior (became braver about getting food from a brightly lit place) after they were given antidepressants for four weeks (Drew, Denny, & Hen, 2010, p. 446-454).These treated mice had 60% more div...

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