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lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts) Thu May 23, 2013, 04:14 PM May 2013

Timely reminder.

Men are four times more likely to die of suicide than women. When someone asks why women are more likely to suffer from mental illness (especially depression);
a) it seems reasonable to note that many women are depressed because they've lost a loved one to suicide, and
b) it also seems reasonable to suggest that those men probably suffered from depression too.

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Timely reminder. (Original Post) lumberjack_jeff May 2013 OP

this is important galileoreloaded May 2013 #1

The thing that surprises me is that feminist theory doesn't seem to blame "the patriarchy" Major Nikon May 2013 #2

To the extent that it does, it makes no material difference to the agenda. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #3

galileoreloaded

(2,571 posts)

1. this is important

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 05:07 PM

May 2013

men are also 3 times more likely to be victims of homicide while women are 3 times more likely to suffer from borderline personality disorder.

having been sucked into the lives of 2 bpd females (before i understood how to assess and avoid them), i can also share that mental illness affects the sane partner, often irredeemably.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder

there are some significant gender disparities in health that need to get ironed out and some root causes addressed i think.

Major Nikon

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2. The thing that surprises me is that feminist theory doesn't seem to blame "the patriarchy"

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 05:40 PM

May 2013

Or perhaps it does and I missed it.

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)

3. To the extent that it does, it makes no material difference to the agenda.

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #2)

Thu May 23, 2013, 05:58 PM

May 2013

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The patriarchy is making men commit suicide. This makes women depressed. Therefore we need better mental health care for women.

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