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Is "male depression" really gender-specific? Multicenter study of potential gender-specific depressive symptom expression based on the concept of "male depression" in the context of an investigation of individual related factors in female and male patients with unipolar depression.

Is "male depression" really gender-specific? Multicenter study of potential gender-specific depressive symptom expression based on the concept of "male depression" in the context of an investigation of individual related factors in female and male patients with unipolar depression.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00035849
Enrollment
1500
Registered
2025-01-23
Start date
2018-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F32 F33

Interventions

Group 1: Survey of female and male patients treated for a unipolar depressive disorder (ICD-10) in a psychiatric hospital in a full or partial inpatient setting. Clinically relevant information was co

Sponsors

Klinikum Wahrendorff
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Main diagnosis: depressive disorder or recurrent depressive disorder Treatment in one of the participating centres

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: other main diagnosis than depressive disorder or recurrent depressive disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
depressive symptom burden (typical depressive symptom burden measured by the BDI II and atypical (male depression relevant) depressive symptom burden measured by the GMDS) + gender comparison—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
influence of gender role-specific personality traits (feminine, masculine, androgynous and undifferentiated) and personality traits (aggressiveness, irritability, distress, emotionality) on depressive symptom burden + gender comparison—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSiegfried Geyer

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

geyer.siegfried@mh-hannover.de+495115326679

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026