Depression Among 40 Years Old Men and Spiking Suicide.
Depression is a state in which your physiological vigor is lowered. Often, there are two types of depression; unipolar and bipolar depression. Though the two types of depression have similar symptoms, bipolar depression is more episodic and has a higher capacity to tip into a mania compared to unipolar depression. Sadly, research reveals that depression hits more than two hundred and sixty-four people, and the repercussions are fatal; it often leads to death and suicide.
Depression is a significant problem more so to middle-aged men of between forty and fifty years. Some of the signs of depression in men include road rage, irritability, mood swings, and being offended, to name a few. This problem hurts both the physical and mental health of a man. Also, it affects family, career, and finance.
According to Stephen Mechanic-a psychiatrist at Bryn Hospital, when men are depressed, they tend to engage in fights and avoid discussing matters concerned with feelings, which proves how weak they are. However, the psychiatrist also adds that when you see a man depressed, it does not imply that he is depressed. It may be a symptom of a different condition, just like joint pains is a symptom of both Malaria and Typhoid.
As stated earlier, depression hurts both the emotional and physical health of a man. Here are some of the causes of depression in men: mortality, financial stress, being disappointed in life, disputes with your partner, and changes in health, to name a few.
A man may indeed be depressed because of the disappointments he faces in life. How is this true? By the time a man attains the age of 40, it dawns to him that time is limited, and he has to be investing. Here is where you start assessing your failures and what you have achieved in life. Most men who realize that they are still lagging end up suffering from depression, which leads to suicide more so after internalizing loss.
Mortality is another factor that leads to depression. For instance, a man who is at his middle age and is suffering from different maladies and aging has high chances to be grappling with mortality and accepting the fact that death is approaching. Most of them tend to be sad, grieved, frustrated and may end up committing suicide because of failing to accept reality.
Inadequate income leads to depression in men. By the time a man is at his forties, he has a family that he is required to take care of. As a man, you are the head of the family, and this means that you are the sole provider financially. Many end up straining or failing to provide and meet the upkeep of their family, which leads to straining hence depression. To run away from this kind of a shame, men opt to commit suicide.
Health changes are another major cause of depression. As you age, there are higher chances that your health condition keeps on deteriorating. Men start developing complications like hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes, which lead to one not only being anxious but also develops fear and low self-esteem. Some men even end up having erectile dysfunction. With this kind of complication, depression is a guarantee, and many end up committing suicide since they see no light at the end of the tunnel.
Indeed, depression is a severe problem for men more so at the age of forty. For you to control the rate of depression in men, it is necessary to support them through counseling sessions, taking the depressed to psychiatrists for medication, and having an inpatient hospital psychiatric treatment.