研究：抑鬱女性更渴望性愛

Depressed women seek More sex than those who are happy because it makes them feel more secure, a study has found.

Those with mild to moderate depression indulge in up to a third more sexuAl activity than others, whether they are in a relationship or not.

The researchers suggest an increased sex life could be a help, if not a cure, for depression for some women.

The findings were presented at an international mental health conference in Melbourne by clinical researcher Dr Sabura Allen.

She and her team were able to confirm suspicions from earlier research that women who were in relationships but were depressed were likely to look for sexual intimacy more often to help them feel more secure.

"When people are depressed they feel more insecure about their relationships and concerned that their partner may not care about them or find them valuable," said Dr Allen, who is based at Melbourne's Monash University.

"Having sex helps them feel that closeness and security."

Turning to depressed single women, she said she had found a trend towards more casual sex than with happier singles.

After delivering her findings to the conference, Dr Allen was asked whether having sex could be an effective aid for lessening or beating depression.

"We really don't know but we presume it helps as it gives these women opportunities to be close to their partner and loved," she said.

一項研究發現，抑鬱的女性比快樂的女性更渴望性，因爲這會讓她們覺得更有安全感。

無論她們是否有戀人，輕度至中度抑鬱的女性性行爲的頻率比其他女性多三分之一。

研究人員稱，性生活增多即便不能治療抑鬱，但至少有助於緩解一些女性的抑鬱症狀。

臨牀研究學者薩布拉•阿倫博士在墨爾本召開的一個心理健康國際研討會上公佈了該研究結果。

她與她的研究小組證實了之前的研究猜測，之前的研究認爲，有戀人但精神抑鬱的女性可能更經常地“求助於”性親密行爲，以尋求更多的安全感。

墨爾本莫納什大學的艾倫博士說：“心情抑鬱的人對自己與伴侶的關係會產生一種不安全感，他們會擔心對方不在乎自己或覺得自己不重要。”

“而性活動則能給他們親近感和安全感。”

艾倫博士發現，與快樂的單身女性相比，抑鬱的單身女性在性方面往往更隨意。

艾倫博士發表完研究結果後，被問到了性活動是否有助於緩解或克服抑鬱症的問題。

她說：“這我們真不知道。但我們認爲它是有幫助的，因爲性活動能讓這些女性有機會與伴侶親密接觸，並感受到愛意。”