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		<title>The Murder of the Self: Men and Suicide</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Religious and bureaucratic prejudices, family sensitivity, the vagaries and differences in the proceedings of corner's courts and post-mortem examinations, the shadowy distinctions between suicides and accidents-in short, personal, official, and traditional unwillingness to recognize the actfor what it is-all help to pervert and diminish our knowledge of the extent to which suicide pervades society. A. Alvarez Although prevalence studies utilizing general population samples indicate that men suffer from depression at only about half the rate that women do, the statistics on suicide, both in the United States and in other industrialized nations throughout the world, tell a dramatically different story. At all ages, for all races, men commit suicide at three to five times the rate that women commit suicide. Almost three out of every four suicides in the United States are committed by white men. Suicide rates for elderly white men, those over 75 years of age, may be as much as eight to fifteen times as great as rates for women the same age. For white men, suicide rate is directly correlated with age Read more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Religious and bureaucratic prejudices, family sensitivity, the vagaries and differences in the proceedings of corner's courts and post-mortem examinations, the shadowy distinctions between suicides and accidents-in short, personal, official, and traditional unwillingness to recognize the actfor what it is-all help to pervert and diminish our knowledge of the extent to which suicide pervades society.

A. Alvarez
Although prevalence studies utilizing general population samples indicate that men suffer from depression at only about half the rate that women do, the statistics on suicide, both in the United States and in other industrialized nations throughout the world, tell a dramatically different story. At all ages, for all races, men commit suicide at three to five times the rate that women commit suicide. Almost three out of every four suicides in the United States are committed by white men. Suicide rates for elderly white men, those over 75 years of age, may be as much as eight to fifteen times as great as rates for women the same age. For white men, suicide rate is directly correlated with age <a href="http://depressionsymptomstreatment.net/depression/the-murder-of-the-self-men-and-suicide/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Suicide In Men: The Facts</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When data on suicide are examined closely, the grim reality of the impact of depression on men is obvious. Studies of suicide have consistently found that men of all ages are at higher risk for suicide than are women. This finding holds true for men of all races. Suicide is the ninth leading cause of death in men, accounting for 25,950 deaths in 1995. At this rate, 20 out of 100,000 men will commit suicide in any given year, regardless of age or race. Table Estimated Annual Suicide Rates per 100,000 by Age and Gender (1992-1997) summarizes estimates of suicide rates in men and women for varying age groups. As demonstrated by the statistics presented in Table Estimated Annual Suicide Rates per 100,000 by Age and Gender (1992-1997), suicide rates in men vary considerably with age. Suicide rates have increased significantly for both young men and older men in the past 25 years. Suicide is now the third leading cause of death for white males between the ages of 15 and 24. TABLE Estimated Annual Suicide Rates per 100,000 by Age and Gender (1992-1997) Age range Men Women Male : Female 5-14 1.3 0.4 3.25 15-19 18.5 3.7 6.08 20-24 27.2 4.0 7.35 25-29 26.9 4.1 4.29 30-34 25.5 5.3 4.81 35-39 25.2 5.9 4.27 40-44 26.0 7.0 3.71 45-49 24.3 7.1 3.42 50-54 25.1 7.3 3.43 55-59 25.9 6.3 4.11 60-64 26.5 6.0 4.42 65-69 28.5 5.5 5.18 70-74 35.5 5.0 7.10 75-79 46.0 5.0 9.20 80-84 62.0 5.0 12.40 85+ 75.0 5.0 15.00 Suicide Read more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[When data on suicide are examined closely, the grim reality of the impact of depression on men is obvious. Studies of suicide have consistently found that men of all ages are at higher risk for suicide than are women. This finding holds true for men of all races. Suicide is the ninth leading cause of death in men, accounting for 25,950 deaths in 1995. At this rate, 20 out of 100,000 men will commit suicide in any given year, regardless of age or race. Table Estimated Annual Suicide Rates per 100,000 by Age and Gender (1992-1997) summarizes estimates of suicide rates in men and women for varying age groups.

As demonstrated by the statistics presented in Table Estimated Annual Suicide Rates per 100,000 by Age and Gender (1992-1997), suicide rates in men vary considerably with age. Suicide rates have increased significantly for both young men and older men in the past 25 years. Suicide is now the third leading cause of death for white males between the ages of 15 and 24.

TABLE Estimated Annual Suicide Rates per 100,000 by Age and Gender (1992-1997)



Age range
Men
Women
Male : Female


5-14
1.3
0.4
3.25


15-19
18.5
3.7
6.08


20-24
27.2
4.0
7.35


25-29
26.9
4.1
4.29


30-34
25.5
5.3
4.81


35-39
25.2
5.9
4.27


40-44
26.0
7.0
3.71


45-49
24.3
7.1
3.42


50-54
25.1
7.3
3.43


55-59
25.9
6.3
4.11


60-64
26.5
6.0
4.42


65-69
28.5
5.5
5.18


70-74
35.5
5.0
7.10


75-79
46.0
5.0
9.20


80-84
62.0
5.0
12.40


85+
75.0
5.0
15.00



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		<title>Comorbidity And Suicide In Men</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Men and women who make suicide attempts and who commit suicide have been found to suffer from a number of psychiatric and psychological disturbances. In addition to the obvious contribution of major depression and related mood disorders, two major conditions that dramatically increase risk of suicide for men are alcoholism or other substance abuse and severe personality disorders. Even though mood disorders, typically major depression, are present in completed suicides in as many as 90% of all cases, these two additional complicating conditions (alcoholism/substance abuse and personality disorder) are present in large numbers of suicides, particularly in men. These conditions, when combined with mood disorders, increase suicide risk by estimates that vary from fivefold to as much as twentyfold in instances in which more than one of these comorbid conditions are present. Alcoholism, Substance abuse, and Suicide Alcohol and other types of psychoactive substance abuse are associated with suicide in up to as many as 20 to 60% of completed suicides . A large proportion of these completed suicides are Read more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Men and women who make suicide attempts and who commit suicide have been found to suffer from a number of psychiatric and psychological disturbances. In addition to the obvious contribution of major depression and related mood disorders, two major conditions that dramatically increase risk of suicide for men are alcoholism or other substance abuse and severe personality disorders. Even though mood disorders, typically major depression, are present in completed suicides in as many as 90% of all cases, these two additional complicating conditions (alcoholism/substance abuse and personality disorder) are present in large numbers of suicides, particularly in men. These conditions, when combined with mood disorders, increase suicide risk by estimates that vary from fivefold to as much as twentyfold in instances in which more than one of these comorbid conditions are present.

Alcoholism, Substance abuse, and Suicide

Alcohol and other types of psychoactive substance abuse are associated with suicide in up to as many as 20 to 60% of completed suicides . A large proportion of these completed suicides are <a href="http://depressionsymptomstreatment.net/depression/comorbidity-and-suicide-in-men/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Increased Risk Of Suicide In Men</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Data on suicide attempts and completions clearly paint a grim picture for depressed men: depressed men complete suicide in very high numbers. Even if it is true that there are fewer men who suffer from a diagnosable clinical depression, there are many men who take their own and others' lives and who must be in the throes of some kind of depressive disorder. This is especially troubling since men visit therapists' offices less frequently than do women, and often will mask their depression through alcohol and substance abuse and other dangerous or distracting behaviors. This indirect or masked expression of depressive symptoms, including suicidal thinking and behavior, obscures the issue of suicide in a host of apparently unrelated concerns and complications. Most persons with major depression who are at risk for suicidal behavior are undertreated. This is especially of concern when taken together with findings from one investigation that found that men who committed suicide had received less treatment than had women. Clearly, in addition to depression's being undetected and untreated in men, suicide Read more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Data on suicide attempts and completions clearly paint a grim picture for depressed men: depressed men complete suicide in very high numbers. Even if it is true that there are fewer men who suffer from a diagnosable clinical depression, there are many men who take their own and others' lives and who must be in the throes of some kind of depressive disorder. This is especially troubling since men visit therapists' offices less frequently than do women, and often will mask their depression through alcohol and substance abuse and other dangerous or distracting behaviors. This indirect or masked expression of depressive symptoms, including suicidal thinking and behavior, obscures the issue of suicide in a host of apparently unrelated concerns and complications.

Most persons with major depression who are at risk for suicidal behavior are undertreated. This is especially of concern when taken together with findings from one investigation that found that men who committed suicide had received less treatment than had women. Clearly, in addition to depression's being undetected and untreated in men, suicide <a href="http://depressionsymptomstreatment.net/depression/increased-risk-of-suicide-in-men/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Assessment Of Suicide Risk In Men</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In light of men's higher risk for suicide, careful assessment of suicide risk is essential when treating men for depression. This assessment of risk in men focuses on specifying the level of risk and identifying the contribution of any comorbid conditions that increase suicide risk in the context of male depression. These comorbid conditions include alcohol and other drug abuse, personality disturbances, and other serious psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. After assessment of suicide risk is completed, appropriate interventions to minimize the likelihood that a man will commit suicide can be planned and implemented. The foundation of accurate suicide risk assessment is the clinical interview. A number of authors have outlined various approaches to the assessment of suicide risk with adolescents and adults. Hendren (1990) offers specific interviewing and assessment strategies that are geared to the patient's developmental level. Chiles and Strosahl (1995) recommend contextualizing the assessment process, depending upon whether the clinician is working within an assessment Read more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In light of men's higher risk for suicide, careful assessment of suicide risk is essential when treating men for depression. This assessment of risk in men focuses on specifying the level of risk and identifying the contribution of any comorbid conditions that increase suicide risk in the context of male depression. These comorbid conditions include alcohol and other drug abuse, personality disturbances, and other serious psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. After assessment of suicide risk is completed, appropriate interventions to minimize the likelihood that a man will commit suicide can be planned and implemented.

The foundation of accurate suicide risk assessment is the clinical interview. A number of authors have outlined various approaches to the assessment of suicide risk with adolescents and adults. Hendren (1990) offers specific interviewing and assessment strategies that are geared to the patient's developmental level. Chiles and Strosahl (1995) recommend contextualizing the assessment process, depending upon whether the clinician is working within an assessment <a href="http://depressionsymptomstreatment.net/depression/assessment-of-suicide-risk-in-men/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Management Of Suicide Risk</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assessment of suicide risk invariably directs clinician attention to the management of suicide risk. Goals and strategies for management of suicide risk may vary, depending upon the context in which the clinician is functioning. Chiles and Strosahl (1995) outline two contexts in which management of suicide risk occurs: an assessment context and a treatment context. In an assessment context, specification of the level of suicide risk and the implementation of more immediate, shorter-term strategies to contain emergent suicide danger are emphasized. In a treatment context, analysis of the level of suicide risk is balanced with the strength of the therapeutic alliance and active decision-making regarding whether treatment would be best served in an outpatient or inpatient setting. TABLE  Management of Suicide Risk in Men • Increase tolerance of depressive affect 1. explicit empathy 2. cognitive restructuring 3. behavioral tasks to reduce depressive affect (sporting activities, work out) 4. reality testing and education regarding pain tolerance • Decrease access to lethal Read more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Assessment of suicide risk invariably directs clinician attention to the management of suicide risk. Goals and strategies for management of suicide risk may vary, depending upon the context in which the clinician is functioning. Chiles and Strosahl (1995) outline two contexts in which management of suicide risk occurs: an assessment context and a treatment context. In an assessment context, specification of the level of suicide risk and the implementation of more immediate, shorter-term strategies to contain emergent suicide danger are emphasized. In a treatment context, analysis of the level of suicide risk is balanced with the strength of the therapeutic alliance and active decision-making regarding whether treatment would be best served in an outpatient or inpatient setting.

TABLE  Management of Suicide Risk in Men



• Increase tolerance   of depressive affect


1. explicit empathy


2. cognitive restructuring


3. behavioral tasks to reduce depressive affect   (sporting activities, work out)


4. reality testing and education regarding pain   tolerance


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		<title>Psychopharrnacologic Treatment of Depression in Men</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I could feel the tears within me, undiscovered and untouched in their inland sea. Those tears had been with me always. I thought that, at birth, American men are allowed just as many tears as American women. But because we are forbidden to shed them, we die long before women do, with our hearts exploding or our blood pressure rising or our livers eaten away by alcohol because that lake of grief inside us has no outlet. We, men, die because our faces were not watered enough. Biological factors have long been known to play a role in depression in both men and women. Spurred primarily by the recent development of antidepressant medications with relatively few side effects, psychopharmacologic treatments for depression have become the norm for men presenting with complaints of depression. This increased use of medication for depression has also been driven by two additional forces. First, insurers believe that providing antidepressant medication is more cost effective than providing psychotherapy, either alone or in combination with medical treatment. Second, the frequent prescribing of antidepressant Read more [...]]]></description>
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I could feel the tears within me, undiscovered and untouched in their inland sea. Those tears had been with me always. I thought that, at birth, American men are allowed just as many tears as American women. But because we are forbidden to shed them, we die long before women do, with our hearts exploding or our blood pressure rising or our livers eaten away by alcohol because that lake of grief inside us has no outlet. We, men, die because our faces were not watered enough.
Biological factors have long been known to play a role in depression in both men and women. Spurred primarily by the recent development of antidepressant medications with relatively few side effects, psychopharmacologic treatments for depression have become the norm for men presenting with complaints of depression. This increased use of medication for depression has also been driven by two additional forces. First, insurers believe that providing antidepressant medication is more cost effective than providing psychotherapy, either alone or in combination with medical treatment. Second, the frequent prescribing of antidepressant <a href="http://depressionsymptomstreatment.net/depression/psychopharrnacologic-treatment-of-depression-in-men/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though the population-based data demonstrate equal response to antidepressant medication, there are, of course, compelling reasons to choose a particular medication for a given individual. Primary among predictors of depression remission is previous response to a medication — if a patient has done well before with particular medication, then it should obviously be the first choice should a new episode of depression occur. A family history of response to a specific antidepressant medication is also a response predictor, and a reason to make that agent a first-line choice for the treatment of depression. In most cases, however, notably those of new onset depression, there is often no history of either personal or familial response. In these instances, considerations such as ease of administration and potential interaction effects with other medications or medical conditions are important in rational prescribing. The next section of this chapter, however, will be devoted to what is probably the most compelling factor in making a prescription decision: the side-effect profile of the medication. Numerous Read more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Though the population-based data demonstrate equal response to antidepressant medication, there are, of course, compelling reasons to choose a particular medication for a given individual. Primary among predictors of depression remission is previous response to a medication — if a patient has done well before with particular medication, then it should obviously be the first choice should a new episode of depression occur.

A family history of response to a specific antidepressant medication is also a response predictor, and a reason to make that agent a first-line choice for the treatment of depression.

In most cases, however, notably those of new onset depression, there is often no history of either personal or familial response. In these instances, considerations such as ease of administration and potential interaction effects with other medications or medical conditions are important in rational prescribing. The next section of this chapter, however, will be devoted to what is probably the most compelling factor in making a prescription decision: the side-effect profile of the medication.

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		<description><![CDATA[Another issue which is unique to the assessment and treatment of depressed men is the potential role played by testosterone in the genesis and maintenance of low mood. There is some evidence that reductions in testosterone levels may be associated with depression, particularly in elderly men, and it has been speculated that testosterone may be useful in the treatment of depression in those cases in which testosterone levels are low. Several hypotheses have been proposed. First, depression that occurs in the setting of hypogonadism may remit or improve with testosterone replacement therapy. Second, some depressive subtypes that occur in males with normal testosterone levels may respond to testosterone. Third, depression which occurs in hypogonadal males, though not responding to testosterone directly, may be more difficult to treat with conventional antidepressants. Finally, testosterone, though not an efficacious primary treatment for depression, may benefit some male patients when used as an adjunct to antidepressant treatment. Association of Depression and Testosterone in Men Several lines of Read more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Another issue which is unique to the assessment and treatment of depressed men is the potential role played by testosterone in the genesis and maintenance of low mood. There is some evidence that reductions in testosterone levels may be associated with depression, particularly in elderly men, and it has been speculated that testosterone may be useful in the treatment of depression in those cases in which testosterone levels are low. Several hypotheses have been proposed. First, depression that occurs in the setting of hypogonadism may remit or improve with testosterone replacement therapy. Second, some depressive subtypes that occur in males with normal testosterone levels may respond to testosterone. Third, depression which occurs in hypogonadal males, though not responding to testosterone directly, may be more difficult to treat with conventional antidepressants. Finally, testosterone, though not an efficacious primary treatment for depression, may benefit some male patients when used as an adjunct to antidepressant treatment.
Association of Depression and Testosterone in Men
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		<title>Assessing Depression in Men</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[He who conceals his disease cannot expect to be cured. Ethiopian Proverb The title of Whybrow's (1997) popular treatise on mood disorders, "A Mood Apart," anticipates the difficulty clinicians encounter when attempting to accurately assess depressive conditions. What "sets apart" those mood states that we know as depression, which require medical and psychological treatment, from the normal spectrum of human emotions? How are we to know that a deeper sadness or an extended period of elation is truly the beginning of a mood disorder and not just a peak or valley in the human experience? What signs and symptoms might we look for in men, whose moods may be obscured or blunted by cultural conditioning and shame-induced repression? Do men's depressed moods become intertwined in physical or psychosomatic phenomena that further complicate accurate assessment of depression in men? These questions form the basis for our exploration of the assessment of depression in men. Assessment of depression is accomplished using several different strategies. These include clinical interviewing designed to identify Read more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[He who conceals his disease cannot expect to be cured.

Ethiopian Proverb
The title of Whybrow's (1997) popular treatise on mood disorders, "A Mood Apart," anticipates the difficulty clinicians encounter when attempting to accurately assess depressive conditions. What "sets apart" those mood states that we know as depression, which require medical and psychological treatment, from the normal spectrum of human emotions? How are we to know that a deeper sadness or an extended period of elation is truly the beginning of a mood disorder and not just a peak or valley in the human experience? What signs and symptoms might we look for in men, whose moods may be obscured or blunted by cultural conditioning and shame-induced repression? Do men's depressed moods become intertwined in physical or psychosomatic phenomena that further complicate accurate assessment of depression in men? These questions form the basis for our exploration of the assessment of depression in men.

Assessment of depression is accomplished using several different strategies. These include clinical interviewing designed to identify <a href="http://depressionsymptomstreatment.net/depression/assessing-depression-in-men/" class="more-link">Read more [...]</a>]]></content:encoded>
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