racsprincess asked this question on 5/5/2000:

Can Men Get Depressed?

siobhan gave this response on 5/9/2000:

Men and women get equally depressed. Men may exhibit depression differently from women because of stereotypes and expectations regarding how men are supposed to deal with their feelinga and problems. Men are raised by society to be macho, to not cry, to not talk about feelings, and to not seek help for fear of being considered a whimp. Women are brought up with the opposite expectations. So I personally think it's harder for men with depression. My ex, the father of my baby has a depression problem and another guy I was with has been diagnosed with double depression, which is life long depression with bouts of very severe depression, so I know alot about male depression. I hope you ask me more about anything you want to know more about, but yes, men get depressed. Take care, siobhan

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