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Shattering the silence: A fresh story for men’s mental health

July 9, 2025July 9, 2025MHN EditorAnxiety, Boys, Chronic Fatigue, Depression, Education, Family, Family Issues, Fatherhood, Growing Up, Health, Masculinity, Mental Health, Others, Parenting, Psychology, Relationships, Stress, Suicide, Well-beingLeave a comment

In Shattering the Silence: A Fresh Story for Men's Mental Health, guest contributor Aaradhana Aiyyar explores how cultural norms around masculinity prevent many men from seeking mental health support. The piece highlights the hidden signs of male depression, the physical toll of emotional suppression, and the urgent need to redefine strength as vulnerability. With practical steps for individuals, families, and communities, this blog is a call to action to destigmatize men’s mental health and build a culture where emotional honesty is seen as courage—not weakness.Continue reading

Male-Type Depression: The Second Hidden Cause of Mid-Life Marriage Meltdown

May 5, 2017April 19, 2017Jed Diamond, Ph.D.Anxiety, Depression, Psychology, RelationshipsLeave a comment

I have a particular interest in preventing mid-life marriage meltdown, a problem that is becoming I increasingly prevalent today. My first marriage came to an end when I was 33 years old. We had two children and had thought our marriage would last forever. I healed the wounds of love and loss and eventually fell...Continue reading

No, It’s Not Seasonal Affective Disorder if it Happens Every Season

September 1, 2009March 7, 2012Luke Manley, MPHDepression, Suicide

With summer rapidly drawing to a close, I pose a riddle, particularly relevant, as the days get cooler and daylight dwindles. When are competitiveness and ambition not competitiveness and ambition? When they’re depression. Okay, so it’s not much of a riddle, but as it turns out neither is the reason why 24,000 of the 31,000...Continue reading