Medical News Summary: Male depression frequently misdiagnosed

About: Male depression frequently misdiagnosed
Date: Feb 2000
Source: Psychology Today
Author: Terrence Real
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by Psychology Today): Reported depression is four times more common amongst women than men. However, national studies show that male depression is undiagnosed up to 70% of the time. Men tend to hide their depression symptoms so as not to seem “unmanly”.
URL: http://cms.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20000101-000014.html
Related Disease Topics: Depression

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