Twice as many women as men have been diagnosed with depression in Wisconsin, according to national and state studies.
A task force appointed by Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton analyzed why that is and suggested preventive and treatment measures in a report issued today. Lawton said the report creates a road map to progress toward effective treatment and the end of “old-fashioned prejudices attached to mental illness.”
….The 15-member Task Force on Women and Depression in Wisconsin was chaired by UW-Madison Professors Janet Shibley Hyde, Ph.D., and Joy K. Rice, Ph.D.