Question

Depression has been associated with increased risk of _____________, which is the leading cause of death in women.

a. suicide
b. cancer
c. parkinson's disease
d. cardiovascular disease

Answer 1

Suicide is the obvious answer.

↪Cancer :It doesn't seem to be related with depression as a causing agent. But cancer can cause depression.
↪Parkinson's disease: Less common in women than in men. So it can't be leading cause of the death.
↪Cardiovascular disease: Actually it depends upon the lifestyle of person. If you are exercising , doing yoga and any physical activity ,you have less chance of this disease. Depression can be one of its causing factor but not the major factor.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) sui**de.

Depression has been associated with an increased risk of sui**de, which is the leading cause of death in women.

Depression is a chronic illness. A depressive episode can be dangerous and some scientist says that people who had fallen in depression at least one time in their lives have a significative higher death risk. Unfortunately for women, the risk has increased permanently. Some symptoms that indicate a major depressive episode could be: depressed mood for a period of two weeks, abnormal weight gain or loss, sleepless nights, and lack of focus.