I have a personal, as well as professional, interest in male depression and suicide. It began with my father who was born in Jacksonville, Florida December 17, 1906. He was one of eight children whose parents had been born in Eastern Europe and had come to the United States in the late 1800s. From what
I drove four hours to see a specialist, waited an hour to see him, and after examining me for one minute he told me he didn’t have any idea why I was losing hearing in one ear and sent me on my way. I spent half my day trying to get help for a chronic
We know that depression is on the rise all over the world and men are 4 to 18 times (depending on age) more likely to commit suicide than are women. People report that job stresses are a major factor that can lead to depression and increased suicide risk. We know that men and stress can
In a recent interview with Brent Green, author of Generation Reinvention: How Boomers Today Are Changing Business, Marketing, Aging and the Future, he and I provide an in-depth, up-to-date look at the work I’ve been doing to help men, and the women to love them, to live well throughout our lives. Specifically we get into
Although we have known for some time that stress can cause damage to the heart, the gastrointestinal tract, and other parts of the body, we have recently learned that stress can actually damage the brain. J. Douglas Bremner, M.D., is Director of Mental Health Research at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center, and is editor
When my book Male Menopause was first published in 1997, most people had never heard of “male menopause,” also known by the more scientific term “andropause.” But I knew the impact on family members who loved these men. Common symptoms of male menopause, including erectile dysfunction, loss of sexual desire, irritability, weight gain, and low
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