Handedness and depression: evidence from a large population survey

Kevin Denny

No 200814, Working Papers from School of Economics, University College Dublin

Abstract: This paper uses a new large population survey from twelve European countries to measure the association between handedness and depression. It is found that that depressive symptoms are significantly higher amongst left-handed men. While 19% of right handed men report experiencing depressive symptoms for at least a two week period, the figure for left handed men is almost 25%. For women the corresponding percentages are 33% and 36% respectively but the difference is not statistically significant. Using the EURO-D depression scale gives equivalent results. These results are consistent with one finding from an existing small scale study.

Keywords: Left- and right-handedness--Psychological aspects; Depression, Mental (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-05
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