They seem to require too much energy. It's no secret that one in four women will suffer major depression at some point in their lives. It's considered the common cold of mental illness. Yet even today only 20 percent of women who are depressed get the treatment they need. That's a big mistake, say experts, because depression can get worse if it's denied, ignored, or untreated.
Stress management is as important for depression as it is for high blood pressure.
This may be especially important for women, who are often exposed to sources of stress that men aren't. How to Stop Depression From Spreading in Families. When partners lose their ability to have fun together and when they only focus on the negatives, the likelihood of depression increases. Your depression also increases your child's risk of becoming depressed or developing an anxiety or behavior disorder. It may be partly that some children inherit a genetic vulnerability to depression from one or both parents.