Women's Feature Service, July 7th, 2003
New Delhi, (WFS) - "Women are three times more prone to depression than men," declares Dr Avdesh Sharma, consultant psychiatrist at the Parivartan Centre for Mental Health, New Delhi. The centre is run by a group of leading Delhi psychiatrists.
Today, there are several psychiatrists and psychologists in Delhi who use humour and the benefits of laughter in addressing or treating depression, especially with women. There are many factors which make women vulnerable to depression - the stress women accumulate in fulfilling all the roles expected of them, domestic violence, gender discrimination, ...
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