Articles and information about men's health issues and how to take care of our bodies, minds and emotions.
EU alcohol consumption rises by 6% .... mostly men.
Men's suicide rises: 22% in Scotland between 1989 and 2004, in Belgium nearly 3 times as many men commit suicide than women.
UK - Up to 70% of men in prisons have some dyslexia. 76% leave prisons with very low reading ages.
Autism and Asperger's syndrome, specific learning disabilities, childhood conduct disorder and ADHD are all more common in males. There is increasing interest in the developmental pathways or careers that relate these disorders to adult problems, including substance misuse, criminal behaviour and imprisonment (Wessely & Taylor, 1991).
Little is known of the long-term consequences of physical and sexual abuse and neglect of boys in childhood, since most epidemiological studies have been confined to girls. Most victims of abuse do not go on to become abusers. However, men who are violent to their partners are more likely to have a history of abuse in childhood, along with current depression and heavy alcohol use (Oriel & Fleming, 1998).
Sexual assault on adult males is likely to be underreported and underrecognised, although the psychiatric consequences can be just as severe as in sexually assaulted women (King, 1990).
Many more men are injured by or die from a range of risk taking behaviours: traffic accidents, accidents at work, sports, ...
Meantime men do not access health services ... until they are in severe crisis.
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