Interesting. The PDF of the piece:
The start of the piece takes to the end of this blog piece:
Executive summary
Depression in men is under-recognised, under-diagnosed, and often manifests differently in men than in women. Men are less likely than women to seek help, more likely to externalise symptoms (e.g., aggression), and self-medicate (e.g., alcohol abuse).
The Centre for Male Psychology is committed to advancing evidence, improving clinical practice, and influencing public discourse on men’s mental health (Centre for Male Psychology, 2021). In this position statement we recommend a male-centred approach to understanding male depression. We hope that this document will bring about a change in how we research, treat, and talk about men’s depression.
1. Introduction and Rationale
Women are around twice as likely to be diagnosed with severe depression than men are (Albert, 2015). This disparity has, understandably, led to a focus on depression in women rather than in men across Western and non-Western cultures. In recent times, there has been a growing belief that depression in men is under-recognised, under-diagnosed, and often manifests differently in men than in women (Talarowska et al., 2018). Traditional diagnostic approaches may miss male-pattern depression, leading to misdiagnosis or no diagnosis (Zierau et al., 2002).
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Very interesting. This represents the norm, somehow if only men were like women. Women, this is why men end perfectly good relationships Ignoring the fact that in all research its men who are likely to report a relationship was ended “and I didn’t see it coming”. Or that its women that have become progressively less happy and prone to “mental health issues” at the same time as the spread of talking therapy and therapists have increased ! After decades of working in 90% female workplaces my “lived experience” is that women share a great deal of intimate information about their partners not to examine their relationship but in order to show themselves to be “saints” and to gain support. Very occasionally I’ve brought conversations to an abrupt halt by asking if “john” would mind if he knew this was being discussed. I suspect if it were found that men were as free with their talk about their “other halves” it would be called misogyny or abuse.
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“The story isn’t just about the economies of these places, but whether there’s someone or somewhere in your neighbourhood that helps you feel connected, confident and in control. We need to invest in this vital infrastructure if we want people in every place to live healthier, more resilient lives.” Taken from the piece on life expectancy this illustrates the problem that isn’t resolved by “talk”. The collapse in economies is also a collapse in meaning and purpose and indeed the ability to fund clubs, pubs, sports and so on.
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‘He was like 10 men after taking cocaine‘: how Britain’s drug habit is fuelling domestic abuse | Domestic violence | The Guardian It should be no surprise that there is a strong connection between addictions and crime. But note the different approach taken because its assumed to be only about men. According to the “Bench Book” that guides sentencing, women who commit crimes due to addiction are “victims” and need treatment not prison. While in this men are characterised as fully responsible for their actions. And of course feminists have to pursue this line because if its addictions or mental illness involved it completely undermines the notion that its about “patriarchy” and a universal misogyny whereby men deliberately control women as part of some organised oppression. Of course this is why the “Duluth” model of rehabilitation is such a massive failure, for it doesn’t address the actual problems at all. Clearly an addict is not in control at all. ” A wider Guardian investigation has found that Britain’s record-breaking cocaine habit is also driving crimes from assault to dangerous driving. The stimulant is increasingly ubiquitous, fuelling situations ranging from fights on nights out to violence at football matches” of course it did this is hardly news. Consequently the 6 out of 10 “suspects” in DV cases testing positive makes sense in that context. What doesn’t is the idea that “domestic violence” is somehow completely different nor that males retain all their faculties when drugged up and women retain non.
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