Vast numbers of men are suffering from depression in the UK but missing out on treatment, owing to the skewed criteria used by GPs to diagnose the illness

ommadon · 2010-05-02T13:30:00+00:00

"Men make up three quarters of all suicides, and we have to start looking beyond the statistics."

windynights · 2010-05-02T13:49:42+00:00

Looks like the UK is falling down on a number of fronts. That a first world society can't get something as basic as health care right says volumes about its quality as a place to live.

2010-05-02T14:29:41+00:00

The male mental distress manifests itself in other ways and is not always about sitting morosely in a corner;

There is an "anecdote" about that on the current Penny Arcade TV episode, talking about depression and how it affected and perhaps effected the creative work they do.

Title	Vast numbers of men are suffering from depression in the UK but missing out on treatment, owing to the skewed criteria used by GPs to diagnose the illness
Author	ommadon
Upvotes	23
Comments	5
Date	May 2, 2010 1:26 PM UTC (16 years ago)
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