Some Useful Secrets Of Male Depression
Depression manifests in some rather disturbing symptoms and signs that impairs almost every aspect of life. Women are twice as affected with depression than men. Statistics reveal that there are over 6 millions male depression sufferers in the United States of America and over 12 million women diagnosed with depression. Although men are less likely to suffer from depression than women, three to four million men in the United States are affected by the illness. Of course, men also suffer from depressive illness, and their susceptibility may also be due to social factors.
One possible, though as yet unproven, reason for the apparent increase in the proportion of men suffering depression is that, as women’s roles change, so men are becoming less sure of theirs. Whereas once a men was able to regard himself as head of the household an the main provider, women’s recent reluctance to remain at home as subordinates has challenged this role.
What are the Symptoms of Male depression?
Men suffering from depression are more likely to deny the symptoms, fight shy of treatment, try to cope by drinking too much, end up with a heart attack and be up to four times more likely to kill themselves.
Some of the symptoms of Depression in Male are as follows:
- Male in depression feels that the world set them up to fail.
- Men in depression are frightened by failures.
- Men tend to exhibit more anger and agitated mood states.
- Male in depression faces sleeping disorders.
- They feel ashamed for who they are.
- Male in depression are frustrated if not praised enough and they tend to externalize depression.
- A male in depression may blame his marriage instead of looking at depression as the primary problem.
There are several options for the treatment in male depression. Some of them are listed below:
- antidepressant medication is available specifically to treat depression,
exercise and right diet, positive thinking, life style, supportive relationships, developing coping
skills, and developing stress management skills.
- male depression support group,
- In emergencies, or for some types of depression, ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) may be suggested.
