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> 89.5% Psychological problems [for women] This is a pretty stunning statistic to me. I suppose if you were to ask me to guess which gender is hospitalized the
by joshdavham 11mo ago
> 89.5% Psychological problems [for women]
This is a pretty stunning statistic to me. I suppose if you were to ask me to guess which gender is hospitalized the most frequently for mental health reasons, I'd probably guess women... but I wouldn't expect the distribution to be that extremely skewed.
Is there a simple explanation for this?
- api 11mo agoThey are more likely to seek help? Men are over represented in prisons and the homeless population. Maybe they don’t seek help.
- kimos 11mo agoMen are also over represented in suicide.
- tick_tock_tick 10mo ago1 in 4 Women are on antidepressant by age 50. It's a silent epidemic when you look at mental health rates and it appear to be getting worse.