Are there gender differences in the prescription of antidepressants relative to reported depression?
The study highlights potential gender disparities in antidepressant prescribing, suggesting men may be under-treated and women over-treated relative to self-reported depression.
Men report depression to a greater extent than women but are prescribed ADs to a lesser extent, possibly a sign of under-treatment. Women are prescribed ADs without reporting depression more often than men, possibly a sign of over-treatment. Although the causes remain unclear, diagnostic and treatment guidelines should benefit from considering gender differences in these respects.
Sundbom et al. (Thu,) studied this question.