Do Low Testosterone Levels Influence Depression In Older Men?

A recent article in the Archives of General Psychiatryreports that older men with depression have lower total and freetestosterone levels in their blood, but a randomized controlled trialis necessary to determine whether or not the association is causal.Researcher Osvaldo P. Almeida, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P. (Universityof Western Australia, Perth) and colleagues first note that between 2and 5 percent of the population suffer from depression.

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Filed under: Depression on March 14th, 2008