Guys! Don’t be Afraid to Reach Out & Ask For Help
According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), suicide is the second leading cause of death for people aged 15-24 and 25-34 (2017). NIMH also reports that men in both those age groups are shown to have higher suicide rates than women in those age groups (2017). Even though men are shown to have higher suicide rates, men strangely have the lowest rates of depression (NIMH, 2017). Obviously, this is a strange discrepancy, somehow men are suffering less from depression but taking their lives more than women. According to the American Psychological Association, men are less likely to report that they are suffering from depression and less likely to pursue treatment for depression (2005). That's why it’s important that if you think you may be suffering from depression to seek help. Hopefully, by reading this blog you can be more familiar with what depression is, the types of depression, the signs and symptoms, and where you can find help to recover. Types of...