Link – Men’s Depression is Different

This is so important, for men especially, but also for anyone who’s depression does not “look” like we expect it to.

“One client I had was a young man who was extremely depressed. His tests showed his depression at over the 90th percentile but the teachers at his school had no idea. They thought that depressed people sat home and ate chocolate or seemed sad, not irritable and ill-natured like this kid. I explained to them the symptoms of male depression and it helped them understand that irritability, anger and defensiveness were part of this kids’s depression. Once they understood what to watch for in this teen, we were able to work as a team with the school, his family and peers to help him to decrease his depression which in turn led to less anger and irritability and more success in school and at home.”

https://pjmedia.com/drhelen/2017/05/11/mens-depression-is-different/