first of all, the development ofa clinical kia like depressn is a very mplex phenomon. it involves the development, psychologically and physicly, of the individual, and then on top of that, the need to cope wi the sometimes catastrhic social conditions that patients are exposed to. some of the coitions that gary edelein's clients arexposed to arrtd incrsing aun drug helsof vionce. bh he and dr. young point ou all the risk factors must be attended to. what wreooking at isn'only thecute eosure to a particular all tsocial problem, must be attended to. but the tendency of that individual to have been exposed to oblems all through their live all of this sets up the social stressoren a rear isnflicted upon them, the patient nae cope. 's usually when ty presento us with clear diagnostic different populaons seem to have different kinds of risk faors. to suffer from major depressio areas are men. dr. knafo and dr. fawcett discuss some of the theories about psychological,iologil, anenronmtal faors that may ctre tohidifference. in addion to wen livin inin our siety,gsocial disae w