Are gender differences in depression explained by gender differences in co-morbid anxiety?

This review tested the hypothesis that gender differences in depression rates are a function of gender differences in co-morbid anxiety disorders.We identified studies using diagnostic criteria, and reporting rates of pure depression, pure anxiety and co-morbid depression and anxiety, separately for females and males. The results of these studies were examined to assess the level of support for the co-morbidity hypothesis.Although some studies...