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Social Isolation, Depression
posted by Matt on 03:49 PM June 24th, 2006
Men's Health A topic recently discussed in a syndicated story is the increasing social isolation that typifies living in "modern society." It leads to problems all by itself and exacerbates existing problems, most notably those that can be addressed at least in part by the company of others (for example, depression).

Isolation and depression impact men in particular ways and for a variety of reasons. So, be on the look out for the effects of isolation and depression and if you spot it in yourself, do something about it: get help, get more social, whatever you need to do. Happy men are healthier men! Some related news/sites:

  1. Men Get Angry, Not Sad
  2. Maledepression.com
  3. www.depression.org Donates 15k on Behalf of Merrill, Duncan Honored
  4. Clinical Depression A Hidden Disease

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Commodities Should Not Be Depressed! (Score:2)
by Roy on 10:12 PM June 24th, 2006 EST (#1)
When you accept that you live in a society that treats all people as mere commodities, it would be foolish (indeed, illogical) to become depressed as a consequence of your choice of belief.

In the shrink's Bible, the DMS-IV -- this would be clinically diagnosed as pathology.

Do you think maybe the permanent war against terrorism is America's way of screaming--

"HELP?"
Re:Commodities Should Not Be Depressed! (Score:1)
by Gregory on 01:23 PM June 25th, 2006 EST (#2)
The factual info contained in this syndicated story about male depression and suicide is nothing new. Like the info in Marianne Legato's recent op-ed piece in the NY Times about male health vulnerabilities, Warren Farrell has been saying this stuff for years. You can find much of it in his '93 book "The Myth of Male Power" and in his '99 book "Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say." It's good to see that the mainstream media is finally beginning to print sympathetic articles about the ways in which male health is at risk compared to that of females. Too bad it takes years from the time the info appears in Warren Farrell's books. Incidentally, I've read that males in the US commit suicide at 4 times the rate of females -- and that the risk is especially serious among the young and the old.
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