Articles, news clippings and research on Men

The physical and psychological impact of binge eating is no less damaging for men than it is for women, finds a study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Male depression is a serious condition, though it’s unlikely most sufferers will seek support.

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SANE Australia executive director Barbara Hocking said depression was a silent epidemic among many men who still believed discussing the difficult topic was a sign of weakness.

Miller’s suicide is symbolic of a frightening global trend: an alarming rise in male suicides. According to a round of studies conducted in North America, Europe and Australia, one reason for the increase may be the discrimination fathers encounter in family courts, especially the denial of access to their children.

While much is said about various anxiety and mental disorders, depression is one of the most common. While men are wired differently than women, they can also suffer from the effects of depression while not even recognizing the signs of the illness. This no doubt is due to the need to be well connected and [...]

Not heard of male depression? Well, recent reasearch reveals that, this is a very real condition affecting men in their mid-years of life, although there is disagreement as to the actual cause. Some explanations blame hormonal changes and others believe it is psychological. Often referred to as the “mid-life crisis”,this is no laughing matter. It [...]

Depression in men often goes undiagnosed and unrecognied both by themselves and their doctors. Some doctors do not acknowledge or accept, that hormonal changes occuring in men as early as age 35, can be the cause of their growing unease. Most men tend to experience these in their 40′s and 50′s. Statistics reveal that just [...]

My sons name is Samuel, it was his seventh birthday yesterday, and the only thing he asked for was that his mother would come home to visit him. I’m Daniel, a single father in Kitchener. My wife, well, ex-wife Nikki, had been having an affair with a co-worker of hers for about three years; I [...]

Male depression is a serious medical condition but many men try to ignore it and even refuse treatment. While it seems that fewer men are depressed as compared to women, that assumption may not be entirely true.