Although men are
less likely to suffer from depression, but the rate of suicide in men is four
times that of women. There are different reasons of depression for women and
men. Main causes of men depression is alcohol or drug. Some people work
excessively for long hours. In depression, women feel hopelessness or helpless
whereas men becomes angry, irritable and discouraged.
In depression,
men need encouragement and support from family and friends. Employee assistance
is also important at work place. Take depression seriously because it requires
treatment.
There is not just
one cause of depression. It is a complex disease that can occur as a result of
a multitude of factors. For some, depression occurs due to a loss of a loved
one, a change in one's life, or after being diagnosed with a serious medical
disease. For others, depression just happened, possibly due to their family
history.
Factors involved
in causing depression, include:
- A history of depression in the family: It is believed that depression is passed genetically from generation to generation, although the exact way this occurs is not known.
- Grief from the death or loss of a loved one.
- Personal disputes, like conflict with a family member.
- Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.
- Major events that occur in everyone's lives, such as moving, graduating, changing jobs, getting married or divorced, retiring, etc.
- Serious illness: depressed feelings are a common reaction to many medical illnesses.
- Certain medications
- Substance abuse: close to 30% of people with substance abuse problems also have major depression.
- Other personal problems: these may come in the forms of social isolation due to other mental illnesses, or being cast out of a family or social circle.
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