Depression myths deal with women, stress and lifestyles
A psychology professor, concerned about women's preoccupation with negative thoughts, calls them "the four Ds": defeated, defective, deserted and deprived.
Bonnie Strickland, president of the American Psychological Association in 1987 and professor at the University of Massachusetts, established the association's Task Force on Women and Depression. She recently gave an important presentation exposing some myths.