Depression affects everyone: men and women alike. The trouble is, men are reluctant to say that they’re feeling depressed as they feel that it isn’t the “right thing” to have. Which means that depression in men goes largely unreported and therefore untreated. The latest estimate is that around 6,000,000 men a year suffer from depression in America alone. The reasons are varied but they can include marriage or relationship breakdowns, pressure of work or just a general depressed feeling where the root cause isn’t known.
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