Study finds Qom women depressed

Tehran - A government study has shown that young women in the conservative holy Iranian city of Qom are more depressed than those…

Tehran - A government study has shown that young women in the conservative holy Iranian city of Qom are more depressed than those in the more liberal capital Tehran, a senior official was quoted as saying yesterday. Ms Zahra Shojaie, adviser to the moderate President Mohammad Khatami on women's affairs, attributed the higher levels of depression in Qom to tough social and cultural restrictions.