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Wednesday, 21 September 2016

How Men And Women Experience Depression Differently

Depression In Men Is Different Than In Women

I thought this article might help women understand how depression affects men and it appears to be quite different....................

He’s depressed. I don’t know how to help him.

Statistics show that men become depressed much less often than women do. In 2014, 4.8% of men aged 18 or older in the U.S. had at least one major depressive episode in the past year, compared with 8.2% of women in the same age group, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.