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Post by Holly Musgrove on Feb 18, 2016 16:07:21 GMT -4
This article points out the gender disparities in mental health care and the need to raise awareness of this issue to the public. Women are more open to discuss and express emotion, and thus are more likely to seek mental health care. On the other hand, help-seeking behavior in men is seen as a weakness in today’s society. As a result, men tend to turn to drugs and/or alcohol as a way to self-medicate instead of counseling. Statistics reveal that suicide rates are three times higher in men than in women. The author argues that a tailored approach geared toward the mental health care of men is necessary, and she encourages men to express to the government the type of mental health care environment that would make them the most comfortable. I agree with this approach, and I also believe the media can help reduce the social stigma of help-seeking behavior in men by creating ads that convince men that mental health diseases “normal” and not a sign of weakness, emphasizing self-help and achievement.
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Post by James on Feb 18, 2016 16:38:14 GMT -4
I think the article was great. I applaud the Prime Minister of the UK for speaking out on the issue of Mental Health and wanting to do something about it. The United States should really pay attention to the Prime Minister on this issue. This is a problem that America faces as well. I believe that majority of politicians feel that this is not a big issue, or one that needs to be immediately addressed. Fact of the matter is that this may be a bigger issue here than it is in the UK. The increase in mass shootings we have seen over the past decade here in the US can be attributed to mental health. Maybe if there had been more attention paid to mental health some of these shootings could have been prevented. It would be great if both the United States and the UK can work together to help solve this problem.
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Post by James Jones on Feb 18, 2016 16:40:11 GMT -4
I think the article was great. I applaud the Prime Minister of the UK for speaking out on the issue of Mental Health and wanting to do something about it. The United States should really pay attention to the Prime Minister on this issue. This is a problem that America faces as well. I believe that majority of politicians feel that this is not a big issue, or one that needs to be immediately addressed. Fact of the matter is that this may be a bigger issue here than it is in the UK. The increase in mass shootings we have seen over the past decade here in the US can be attributed to mental health. Maybe if there had been more attention paid to mental health some of these shootings could have been prevented. It would be great if both the United States and the UK can work together to help solve this problem.
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Post by Nyimasatta Jawo on Feb 18, 2016 16:40:37 GMT -4
This article brings to light a major issue as to why men are receiving less help with mental health. I agree with the writer that one of the reason why this js not receiving much attention is that men are less likely to look for help or talk about their issues than women. However, I do not agree with the writer that the main issue is that men are not provided with a targeted treatment option. Mental health treatments and screenings are provided on an individual basis. Each individual might not manifest a certain diagnosis the same way whether it be a man or a woman, as such I believe this would not affect the treatment provided to either women or men. I do concur that there is a major issue with providing men needed help when they are suffering from mental health issues. This is due to men not sharing their concerns or not wanting to show weakness as that is not considered to be manly. Educating people that mental health is not an issue that is considered a women's health issue but as an issue that can affect any individual should be one of the first steps towards change. Men should be aware that having a mental health issue doesn't make you any less of a man as this is not an issue that can be controlled.
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Post by Sandra F on Feb 18, 2016 16:40:48 GMT -4
Mental health crisis has been a problem for quiet a long time so is not surprising to me that the awareness has become worldwide and is now seen in majority men. I believe that article is a good forum to bring awareness of what mental health problems people are facing not only regarding men both women as well. It has been common knowledge among physicians that women have a higher rate of suicide attempts and with this known fact physicians have a responsibility of really digging deep into issues that could possibly bring about suicide in women. The more physicians are able to find out from these suicidal women, the more they can be helped. I also believe that something we can do to help suicidal people is to not make them feel like they are crazy to consider that option when things are not going well. Helping them realize their self worth and giving them the necessary medications to help them cope with the problems will definitely have a positive impact on them. The same goes for men as well, though more attention should be given to a man who is a suicidal because of the mere fact that they have a higher chance of completion. The more awareness is raised concerning this matter, the more many men will seek help. i believe the reason why the male mental health seems ignored is because, many guys don't like to talk about their issues they are facing unlike women who have no problems with that.
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Post by daniellereid on Feb 18, 2016 17:37:34 GMT -4
The statistics for men with mental illness are astonishing. I can understand why there is so much funding that is directed towards women's health. Like the author stated, more women with mental illness seek help than do men with mental illness. In other words, women's health cases are easily identifiable. Because of this, it only makes sense that there would be more research and studies regarding women's health. I agree with the author that the answer to the male mental health crisis does not lie specifically with funding, but with a tailored approach to men with mental illness. With this approach accomplished, funding and research for male mental heath issues will be more far-reaching.
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Post by Sagar Kulkarni on Feb 19, 2016 12:50:47 GMT -4
The article brings forward many good points in regards to the current state of mental health specific towards men. As per the article, not only is it a sense of the male ego that makes it difficult to treat since many do not want to admit to the problem in the first place, but treatment itself is also an issue. Simply increasing funding will not be the answer, but a system wide refresh that focuses on the male mental health crisis is needed. Programs that focus on what is needed and implementing on what the current shortcomings are will be what is required to remediate the current male mental health crisis.
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Post by Manuel Betancourt on Feb 19, 2016 13:17:42 GMT -4
In my opinion this article main theme is about the contrast between how woman and men see and/or deal with mental health illness in their life's. While woman seek for help and accept their mental/emotional illness; men do not. The reason might be because men tend to hide their emotions better than woman but the fact that we cant ignore is that men are more successful in suicides attempts even when females try it more often. Another factor is that men tend to hide their emotions through drugs and alcohol abuse three times more than woman so when for some reason they stop taking their drugs, they might get into a bigger depressive hole than females. Overall I feel like this problems should be address when men are still boys and when woman are still girls. So in my opinion this approach by the government is great and will have big results.
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