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MALE DEPRESSION

“One of the saddest things about depression is the lingering myth that it is mostly a ‘female disorder’ from which ‘real men’ are genetically protected,”  states The Star newspaper of Johannesburg.  “Specialists say depression remains hidden in men because men visit health professionals less often than women, with less opportunity to talk about problems,”  and they are less able “to articulate emotional distress.”  So doctors are more familiar with symptoms that are common in female victims of depression.  “In women,”  explains JAMA, “depression has a notably different constellation of symptoms than in men.”  What are some of the symptoms common in male depression?  Anger, fatigue, irritability, aggression, a drop in work performance, and a tendency for the sufferer to isolate himself from loved ones and friends.  “Sadness,” adds a South African edition of Reader’s Digest, “doesn’t always accompany depression – especially for men.” AWAKE!  July 8, 2004