"Men are just as likely as women to experience depression. Men just express it differently and then clinicians end up diagnosing it less often in them." This statement reflect the _____ theory of depression.

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The artifact theory suggests that differences in rates of depression between men and women are not real but are instead due to biases in diagnosis or reporting. This theory posits that men and women experience depression at similar rates, but it is detected less in men due to differences in how they express their symptoms or how clinicians interpret these symptoms.

"Men Are Just as Likely as Women to Experience Depression