Gender Differential Morbidity in Quality of Life and Coping Among People Diagnosed with Depression and Anxiety Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Psychosocial and cultural determinants have a special influence on the development, manifestation and prognosis of common mental disorders such as anxiety and depression. The objectives of this study were to define the psychosocial profile of the people most vulnerable to the development of these health problems, analyse the symptomatology and health determinants that may influence these from a gender perspective, and evaluate the quality of life and coping strategies among the adult population with this diagnosis in a rural area of Catalonia (Spain).

Methods

An observational, cross-sectional, and analytical study was conducted on 180 people diagnosed with anxiety or depression. Patients completed an ad hoc sociodemographic questionnaire, the Brief Symp

SUBMITTER: Torrubia-Perez E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11988614 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature