Depression: Men suffer differently. Women are about twice as likely to suffer from depression as men.
Men often show unspecific symptoms of depression, such as irritable and aggressive behavior, which is why the diagnosis is made incorrectly or not at all in many cases. Unlike a broken arm, a mental illness such as depression cannot be traced back to a single cause or trigger. The causes or triggers of depression are characterized by psychosocial and neurobiological factors, as the German Depression Aid and Suicide Prevention Foundation explains.