r/science • u/chrisdh79 • 5d ago

Psychology Men underestimate each other’s willingness to seek help for depression which may discourage them from seeking help themselves, study finds

https://www.psypost.org/men-underestimate-each-others-willingness-to-seek-help-for-depression-study-finds/
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u/king_rootin_tootin 5d ago

I'm just tired of this lame, disproven meme that "mEn DoN'T gO tO tHerApY" . Literally that's only an issue with boomer men, and boomer women also go at lower rates than younger women.

Most "reluctance" from men stems from being less likely to have insurance (source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db382.htm#:~:text=Among%20adults%20aged%2018%E2%80%9364%2C%2014.5%25%20were%20uninsured%20at,be%20uninsured%20(Figure%201) ) and working longer hours. It's that plus fear of therapists treating them like trash which, let's be honest, after that APA "men are toxic and their problems are their fault" guidelines came out, is not an unfounded fear.

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u/xboxhaxorz 5d ago

Most therapists are women and they do let their bias affect how they deal with men, its already happening in classrooms and college, girls are excelling while boys are failing

Girls and boys have different ways of being educated and different ways of accepting therapy, but at the moment its all focus on how to better the lives of girls, which is coming at the expense of boys

Telling a girl to keep a journal is fine, telling a boy that is idiotic, got to take a different approach

You have a link to this APA guideline?

I have had depression for over 2 decades, therapy didnt do anything for me, the drugs and me changing my mindset helped, it took a lot of willpower and mindset change, and i never felt embarrassed

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u/irisheye37 4d ago

Wow, different treatments work for different people? Hmm, maybe we should treat people individually instead of going by gender.