Men's depression expected to increase as economy declines

Submitted by anthony on Fri, 2009-04-03 03:40

Article here. Excerpt:

"Pity the men, for there is nothing manly about depression.

Every belief a man holds about his masculinity is attacked by depression — his physical strength, sexual prowess and ability to provide and protect. All the traits that our society says makes a man manly.

Worse, most men do not know what's hit them. The symptoms of depression in men are so different than in women that many men are emotionally blindsided.

If asking for directions is difficult, imagine asking for help with your feelings.

'There is a huge amount of stigma for men,' said Michael Addis, head of the Men's Coping Project, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. 'Depression is seen as a personal weakness and a character flaw.'

Because many men define success by their bank accounts, experts expect to see more depression in men — and more suicide."

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A clerk at the 7-11 I use said some guy in New York shot 30 people because he lost his job. I read the paper a couple times a week (no TV), and it was not in this morning's paper.

naturally feminists will jump on this as another example of how inherently violent men are.
-ax

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Submitted by axolotl on Sat, 2009-04-04 01:37

This thing smacks too much of social "science". The stuff being talked about here is mostly innate - men are judged for mate value, by their status (that's true of all species at all time across all cultures). Money is the chief proxy for status.

As long as these type problems are being addressed purely from a social science perspective, we will be headed down the wrong path.

-ax

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Submitted by axolotl on Sun, 2009-04-05 12:19