Traditional masculinity values may serve as barriers and facilitators to adaptive coping strategies in depressed men, with denial and closure being common strategies.

Men's Views on Depression: A Systematic Review and Metasynthesis of Qualitative Research

Men's depression and suicide rates are high, indicating the need for tailored approaches to depression and suicide prevention.

Men’s Depression and Suicide

Depression prevalence rates in male-dominated industries and occupations range from 0.0% to 28.0%, highlighting the need for tailored workplace interventions to address mental health needs among these workers.

Men, Work, and Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Depression in Male-dominated Industries and Occupations

Conformity to traditional masculine norms negatively impacts men's help-seeking for depression, affecting their symptoms, attitudes, intentions, and symptom management.

The role of masculinity in men's help-seeking for depression: A systematic review.

Depression in men can often be hidden due to traditional notions of masculinity, leading to avoidant, numbing, and escape behaviors that can lead to aggression, violence, and suicide.

‘Big Build’: Hidden Depression in Men

Men's experiences of depression are shaped by 10 primary themes, highlighting the need for further research and clinical practice recommendations.

A Qualitative Investigation of Depression in Men

When alternative and traditional symptoms of depression are combined, sex disparities in depression prevalence disappear.

The experience of symptoms of depression in men vs women: analysis of the National Comorbidity Survey Replication.

Men's depression experiences vary significantly, with 20% meeting traditional diagnostic criteria and 70% meeting traditional criteria, and those adhering to hegemonic masculinity norms are more likely to experience anger and aggression as aspects of depression.

Men's depression: Endorsed experiences and expressions

The overall prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms among Chinese men who have sex with men is 40.0%, highlighting the need for urgent mental health interventions.

Reported prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms among men who have sex with men in China, 2004-2018: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

High rates of distress and depression are prevalent in men who have sex with men, with factors like lack of a domestic partner, not identifying as gay, and experiencing antigay violence as predictors.

Distress and depression in men who have sex with men: the Urban Men's Health Study.

Depression in men is associated with increased alcohol/drug misuse and risk-taking, while women report more depressed mood, appetite disturbance, weight change, and sleep disturbance.

Differences in the Expression of Symptoms in Men Versus Women with Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Men's depression rates are half those of women, but they die by suicide 3 to 4 times as frequently, and addressing disparities requires affordable psychological services, collaborative care models, and revisiting sex as a risk factor.

Depression's Problem With Men.

Depression in men is often undetected and untreated, leading to a silent killer that negatively impacts their physical, psychological, and social health.

Depression in Men

Traditional symptoms of depression increase men's odds of seeking help for depression, while male-typical symptoms do not, but both increase the odds of seeking help from a medical provider.

Gendered Manifestations of Depression and Help Seeking Among Men

Increased physical activity duration and intensity are associated with lower current depression prevalence in adult men, potentially improving their mental wellbeing.

Physical activity and depression in men: Increased activity duration and intensity associated with lower likelihood of current depression.

Women with major depressive disorder show higher levels of inflammatory, neurotrophic, and serotonergic markers, which may impact treatment strategies.

Biological Sex Differences in Depression: A Systematic Review

Depression is more common among women than men, with developmental subtypes potentially contributing to the gender gap, and future research should focus on gender differences in core psychological functions and socioeconomic trends.

Why is depression more common among women than among men?

Women are twice as likely as men to experience depression, with stress experiences and stress reactivity playing a role in their greater vulnerability to depression.

Gender Differences in Depression

Sex differences in depression exist across epidemiology, symptomology, treatment, and pathophysiology, with women more likely to experience depression and comorbid anxiety and somatic symptoms.

Sex differences in depression: Insights from clinical and preclinical studies

Depression is more prevalent in women due to biological sex differences, with a greater risk in young women and those aged 14-25 years, but this ratio decreases with age.

Why is depression more prevalent in women?

These studies suggest that traditional masculinity norms and values significantly impact men's depression, affecting their coping strategies, help-seeking behaviors, and symptom management, and highlight the need for tailored mental health interventions.