Men are much less likely than women to be diagnosed with mental illness because they feel embarrassed about asking for help, according to UK mental health charity, Mind.
This Telegraph (11 May 2009) story refers to the YouGov survey of 2,055 adults in the UK. The research reveals that the top concern for men is job security.
Paul Farmer, Mind's CEO, is quoted: "The recession is clearly having a detrimental impact on the nation's mental health but men in particular are struggling with the emotional impact. Being a breadwinner is something that is still crucial to the male psyche so if a man loses his job he loses a large part of his identity putting his mental wellbeing in jeopardy.
"The problem is that too many men wrongly believe that admitting mental distress makes them weak and this kind of self stigma can cost lives. At this time, it's really important that it's as easy as possible for men to find the help they need."
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