Following a discussion Steve Hosier had in a lecture a few days ago about depression and how women are more likely to be diagnosed with depression, it got me thinking about coping mechanisms each gender has and how that could affect amounts of diagnosis.
It is true that diagnosis in women may be more prevalent because they are more likely to seek help when the physical signs start showing, and that males avoid the intimacy of talking about their feelings and so do not look for help but suffer the same amount of depression, so it got me thinking about the differences men and women face in coping with the disorder as well as how the problem manifests...
(Yeahh writing this Ive just realised it is more informative than topical, but hey its pretty interesting)
According to upliftprogram.com Males are more likely to blame others, self medicate with drug use, lose sleep and are often angry. Women seemingly blame themselves, feel sad, anxious, withdraw, and self medicate through food...
http://www.upliftprogram.com/facts_depression_men.html
I find it interesting to think of how much stigma is still attached to this illness and how the stigma is reinforced and made more apparent because of your gender despite it being a fairly common disorder!
Any thoughts on the subject, psychology crew?
It is true that diagnosis in women may be more prevalent because they are more likely to seek help when the physical signs start showing, and that males avoid the intimacy of talking about their feelings and so do not look for help but suffer the same amount of depression, so it got me thinking about the differences men and women face in coping with the disorder as well as how the problem manifests...
(Yeahh writing this Ive just realised it is more informative than topical, but hey its pretty interesting)
According to upliftprogram.com Males are more likely to blame others, self medicate with drug use, lose sleep and are often angry. Women seemingly blame themselves, feel sad, anxious, withdraw, and self medicate through food...
http://www.upliftprogram.com/facts_depression_men.html
I find it interesting to think of how much stigma is still attached to this illness and how the stigma is reinforced and made more apparent because of your gender despite it being a fairly common disorder!
Any thoughts on the subject, psychology crew?
