Men and Women Experience Depression Differently According to Science

Men and women experience depression differently. In fact, although suffering, anguish, and emotional pain are the same in both sexes, the way of managing the symptoms, and even of acting in the face of this condition, usually differs. We know, for example, that the probability of suicide in men is higher. Our knowledge of how depression develops is now greatly improved. When it tended to be largely associated with women, many men were reluctant to seek help. In fact, there are still many who internalize discomfort or seek to camouflage it with counterproductive behaviors, like drinking alcohol. Nowadays, clinicians are able to identify…