Men Are More Than Men

Closely related to notions of masculinity is mental health. As the Canadian Mental Health Association [CMHA] (2018) and CMHF (2018) report, beliefs about masculinity can discourage men’s interest in health issues, and stigma, fears of emasculation, vulnerability, and powerlessness in particular can dissuade interest in mental health. For example, many men have lower awareness of depression and anxiety symptoms or do not believe they are susceptible, and they often do not link issues or symptoms like anger and insomnia, to emotional distress (CMHA, 2018; State of Victoria, Department of Health 2015). Rather, men tend to employ maladaptive behaviours, like numbing, which can lead to self-destructive behaviours, such as violence

Men are less likely to seek help for depression because in countless societies, men are looked down upon for showing emotion. Untreated depression can then easily lead to suicidal thoughts and eventually suicidal behavior. Men throughout the world carry the burden of concealing their weaknesses from those around them for

However, depression rates for women compared to men are twice as high. Various people and studies believe men will most likely have higher rates for depression just because they keep to themselves. A report stated that women are at greater risk for depression

The connection between gender and psychological disorders seems to be hard to ignore and yet today we still lack the distinct research and treatment necessary to resolve the epidemic of psychological disorders in women. Women are twice as likely to suffer from anxiety disorders than men, a study showed 10% of mothers obtain a mental health problem during motherhood while only 6% of fathers experience these issues (“Mental Health Statistics: Men and Women.") and women predominate over men in rates of major depression (Astbury, Cabral). The gap in between men and women experiencing these mental health problems seems to be clear but we have to ask ourselves, why? We often associate mental health issues with individual

Similarly, when the statists for Suicide rates are compared between men and women, it shows men are more likely to commit Suicide compared to women. This could be because women are more likely to cope with stress and anxiety. They are much more comfortable with sharing their problems with others than men. Where as men are likely to feel stressed because they might feel scared to be cast as feminist because they share their worries with others.

Studies have shown that emotionally abused females have a higher risk of suicide than those women who experienced no abuse in their relationships. The combined experience of emotional with physical and/or sexual abuse is associated with poor mental health which includes depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and low self-esteem.

Mental illnesses are the primary problems for committing suicide. White men who are middle aged (45-64) are currently since 2015, are the targeted ethnicity, gender, and the age range for the highest percentage to commit suicide. Statistics show that suicide is the tenth leading cause of death, each year 44,193 Americans die by suicide, for every suicide 25 attempt, and suicide has cost the United States 44 billion dollars annual. (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention) Men tend to use more violent suicide methods for “The most frequent suicide method in 2014 for males involved the use of firearms 55.4%, while poisoning was the most frequent method for females 34.1%” (Curtin). Which is the reason why women are less successful in

Howard, J. (2016, 06/08). Why women are way more likely than men to suffer anxiety. CNN

There is sufficient evidence to suggest that differences in gender and ethnic background may predict ones attitude towards receiving professional psychological help. Various studies (Fischer & Turner, 1970; Addis & Mahalik, 2003; Leong & Zachar, 1999) have supported the idea

While this may appear contradictory there is a simple explanation behind this fact. As stated earlier, there tends to be more social supports for women than men: men tend to be more isolated. Marriage is a protective factor against suicide for men but not for women (Gold, 2005). This is due to lack of social bonds in men. men in general have only their spouse who acts as a main social support in times of distress. Meanwhile, women have many others to call upon in times of distress. This puts men at a higher risk of suicide since one of their few social support systems will disappear after experiencing relationship

Males and Suicide Suicide is one of the biggest leading causes of death on this earth. The rate for suicide amongst males is three times higher than for females, although, a lot of people think differently. As there are many proven reasons and facts why males are more likely to commit suicide than females, In this essay, we will only focus on three of these reasons. The first reason being, the level of stress men go through just to fulfil their expected social roles can be very difficult for them to cope with. Men are taught all of their social roles at a young age, they may feel like they have to fulfill these roles to live up to the highest standards.

Gender roles have a large impact on health. Men are expected to be masculine and not seek help unless their problem is extreme. In that sense, men would not go to the doctor for small things. Women are allowed to seek help, so they can go to the doctor for small illnesses. This discrepancy perpetuates the idea that women are sick more often, when they just visit the doctor more. Another gender role that effects health is what habits men should have. These include

Consider your options- Always try to keep in mind of others needs, and never stick with one decision ig you haven’t gave yourself time to analyze other methods for resolving such situation.

Of the total suicides in 2014 76% of them were males that is three times as many as female suicides in 2014(1). Many people will say that this because men hold their emotions in and do not want to share so that is why men commit suicide without any help, this is just another stereotype o masculinity that we have. However Dr John Ashfield believes that this is “lazy and simplistic” and that people must stop point fingers at men’s inability to get help and we must give help to men. Some will say that men are just a problem for the world but this is a lie.

In addition, some women unfortunately experience some type of domestic violence in their lifetime, such as physical abuse from a spouse. Consequently, one in four women had been a victim of domestic partner violence in their lifetime and more than 80% of these women had reported significant long-term or short-term health impacts from the acts of violence (Lee, 2015). As a result, women can suffer from a variety of mental health disorders and/or physical disorders. Consequently, the major depressive disorders tend to affect women twice as often compared to how they affect men