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This systematic review searched for English studies from 2000 to 2024 (search started in February 2024) and included 47 papers. The review found two main themes: (1) traditional masculinity norms are linked with worse mental health and (2) those norms create barriers that make men less willing to seek mental…
This case-control study compared 163 depressed in-patients (44% women) with 176 controls (51% women). Using a median split on the Male Depression Rating Scale‑22 to label 'masculine' versus 'non-masculine' depression, the study found that masculine depression was linked to worse depression, more frequent and heavy use of alcohol (including binge…
This is a commentary arguing that depression care may be biased by gender. It says women get diagnosed and treated more because they use health services more, while men often avoid care and show different symptoms. Men’s depression can look like anger, risk taking, or substance use, which standard diagnostic…
