For both sexes, a normal emotional repertoire is highly adaptive. In general, more women than men have these problems. Go to top The odds of depression are bad - especially for women Depression strikes 17.6 million Americans a year. Extend this over the course of a lifetime and the odds double. Men tend to worry about the impact on job performance, and attempt to cope by distracting themselves from their feelings.
Women tend to worry about the impact on family and other relationships.
Instead of denying their feelings, they are more likely to brood. Go to top The odds of anxiety are even worse Even more common are the anxiety disorders that afflict a staggering 23 million each year. Symptoms include tremors, nausea, headaches and muscle tension. GAD is somewhat more common in women than in men. Panic disorder, which leads to sudden attacks of nearly incapacitating terror during which victims fear they are suffering a heart attack, losing their minds or about to die.