first of all, the development ofa clinical kia like depreion is a very mplex phenomon. it involves the development, psychologically and physically, of the individual, and then on top of that, the need to cope th the sometimes catastrhic social conditions that patients are exposed to. some of the conditions that garedelstein'clients are exposed to are d incrng aymen drugs, heof violence. bh he and dr. young point out, all the ri factors must be attended to. what wreooking at n'only thecute exposure to a particular soci problem, but the tendency of that individual to have been exposed to proble all through their lives. alof this sets up thsocial stressorwhen a rr isnflictedpon them, the patient unae cope. 's usually when ty esento us with clear diagnostic different populations seem to have fferent kinds of risk faors. to suffer from mor depression areas are men.ik dr. knafo and dr. fawcett discuss some of the theories about psychological,iologil, anenronmtal faors that may ctribute to thidifference. in addion to wen living in a long-standing that may ctribute social disad