Women Use More Mental Health Services Than Men

Women with chronic physical illnesses are more likely to use mental health services than men with similar illnesses; they also look for mental health services 6 months earlier than those same men. This is according to new study from St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). "Chronic physical illness can lead to depression," said Dr. Flora Matheson, a scientist in the hospital's Centre for Research on Inner City ...