Middle Aged Depression
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Women
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Middle-aged women are most likely to suffer with depression. A study done by the National Health Service in England found that women ages 40-55 were most likely to be depressed.
Menopause
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Menopause is one reason women are more likely to be depressed. The hormonal body change causes insomnia and anxiety as well.
Overworked
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Middle-aged people can feel depressed if they feel overworked and overlooked, especially if they keep working but fear for job loss because of newer, younger job seekers.
Life
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Middle-aged people also feel depressed at times because they have not done everything they wanted to or thought they would in life.
Diet
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The British Journal of Psychiatry printed a report done by psychiatrists in France and England that found if middle-aged men and women consumed a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and fish, they were less likely to be depressed.
Ethnicity in the U.S.
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In the United States, middle-aged white Americans have slightly higher rates than middle-aged African-Americans, but the rates for younger and older adults are approximately the same in both populations.
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