Understanding the Level of Depression among Males and Females in India: Systematic Review

Across the world, depression is most frequently occurring psychological disorder. Approximately around 270,000,000 people in including all ages experiences depression, according to the WHO report. The supreme cause of disability is depression worldwide and is significant contributor to the overall disease burden, globally. Females are more prone towards depression than males. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO, IndMed, and Google Scholar, Lancet, Science Direct, JSTOR, WHO website was searched to spot articles based on the level of depression among females than men using screening tools. Articles included in the study were from year 2015 to 2020. Only Articles related to last 5 years were considered under this review, because of very precise systematic review. For measurement of depression and to check the level of depression in individuals DASS and HAM-D scales were used. Descriptive study design and cross-sectional study was used for findings. Depression is more prominent and often in females than male. Also, it was observed that minimum age was around 14 years and maximum was 90 years. People who were suffering from the illness, it was found depression lied from mild to moderate. Gender disparity plays a significant role in incidence of psychiatric comorbidities.