Depression in men
Clinical depression was once considered a ” woman’s disease”. The labeling of depression as a female disease may prevent clinically depressed men from recognizing symptoms of depression and seeking treatment. Depression affects both males and female and both sexes experience similar symptoms of depression. However, men express those symptoms differently than women. Common symptoms of depression include loss of appetite, lack of sleep or too much sleep, sadness, feeling hopelessness and helplessness, worthlessness and loss of interest in activities once enjoyed. But depression in men may cause them to feel irritable, aggressive or hostile, withdrawn, cause headaches, digestive problems, problems with alcohol or drug use.
Why is depression in men not recognized?
There are many reasons why clinical depression in men is not recognized or diagnosed. For one, …