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Main article: Clinical depression

Risk factors increase the likelihood of getting depression, but does not mean you will get it. Conversely,the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard against getting depression. These factors do not seem to be neccessarily a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way

Factors that have been implicated are

Recent life event - Job loss, financial difficulties, long periods of unemployment, the loss of a spouse or other family member, divorce or the end of a committed relationship, or other traumatic events may trigger depression. Long-term stress at home, work, or school can also be involved.

Main article: Depression - Life events

Family history

Family history of mood disorders
Family history of depression
Family history of bipolar disorder

Main article: Depression - Genetic factors

Gender

Being female

Main article: Depression in women

Main article: Depression in men

Marital situation- Women who are unhappily married, divorced, or separated, have higher rates of clinical depression. The rates are lower for those who are happily married

Age- Initial onset of clinical depression usually occurs between the ages of 20 and 50, however people over the age of 65 may be especially vulnerable.

Main article: Depression in older adults

Physical illness

Cancer
Stroke
Diabetes
Heart disease

Main article: Depression and physical illness

Psychological factors

Low self-esteem

Behavioural factors

Excess weight
Alcohol misuse
Tobacco use
Quitting smoking

References & Bibliography

Key texts

Books

Papers

Lewinsohn PM, Hoberman HH, Rosenbaum M. A prospective study of risk factors for unipolar depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1988; 97(3): 251 64.

Additional material

Books

Papers

Google Scholar

External links

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+Risk factors increase the likelihood of getting [[depression]], but does not mean you will get it. Conversely,the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard against getting depression. These factors do not seem to be neccessarily a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way
+Factors that have been implicated are
+'''Recent life event''' - Job loss, financial difficulties, long periods of [[unemployment]], the loss of a spouse or other family member, divorce or the end of a committed relationship, or other [[Psychological trauma|trauma]]tic events may trigger depression.  Long-term stress at home, work, or school can also be involved.
+{{main|Depression - Life events}}
+'''Family history'''
+*Family history of mood disorders
+*Family history of depression
+*Family history of bipolar disorder
+{{Main|Depression - Genetic factors}}
+'''Gender'''
+*Being female
+{{Main|Depression in women}}
+{{Main|Depression in men}}
+'''Marital situation'''- Women who are unhappily married, divorced, or separated, have higher rates of clinical depression. The rates are lower for those who are happily married
+'''Age'''- Initial onset of clinical depression usually occurs  between the ages of 20 and 50, however people over the age of 65 may be especially vulnerable.
+{{Main|Depression in older adults}}
+'''Physical illness'''
+*Cancer
+*Stroke
+*Diabetes
+*Heart disease
+{{Main|Depression and physical illness}}
+'''Psychological factors'''
+*Low self-esteem
+'''Behavioural factors'''
+*Excess weight
+*Alcohol misuse
+*Tobacco use
+*Quitting smoking
+==See also==
+[[Depression - Causes]]
+==References & Bibliography==
+==Key texts==
+===Books===
+===Papers===
+*Lewinsohn PM, Hoberman HH, Rosenbaum M. A prospective study of risk factors for unipolar depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1988; 97(3): 251 64.
+==Additional material==
+===Books===
+===Papers===
+*[http://scholar.google.com/scholar?sourceid=mozclient&num=50&scoring=d&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=Depression+risk+factors Google Scholar]
+==External links==
+{{Depression}}
+[[Category:Depression]]
+[[Category:Risk factors]]
+{{Psych-stub}}