- Gender:
female 2x as likely
- Age:
peak ages of onset 20 – 40 years
old
- Family
history of depression: 1.5
to 3x as likely
- Postpartum:
up to 10% suffer depression
-
Marital status: higher risk
for women if married; lower risk for
men if married
- History
of Previous Depressions: if
1 previous episode, 50% probability
of relapse; if 2 previous episodes,
75% probability of relapse
- Chronic
medical illness
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