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Men less likely to seek medical support for a mental health condition…

The Mental Health Foundationย has found asย part of its recent analysisย that 28ย per centย of men did notย seek medical supportย for a mental health condition compared to 19ย per centย of women.

A surveyย conducted by YouGovย polling over 2,500 concludesย that men who have had a mental health problem are not only less likely than women to have sought medical support for their problem;ย they are also less likely to tell friends and family members when a problem develops.

Over a third of men (35 per cent)ย waited more than twoย years or have never disclosed a mental health problem to a friend or family member, compared to a quarter of women (25ย per cent).

Mark Rowland, director of Communications and Fundraising at the Mental Health Foundation said:ย โ€œMental health is so central to our experience of being alive that if weโ€™re ever to rise to challenge of preventing mental health problems, it will be because men feel more able to share when they are vulnerable.ย 

“This is not about being more of a man but being more in-touch with our humanity. It takes real courage to be open and honest about mental health, but when suicide is the leading cause of death for young men, we all have a responsibility to push for cultural change.โ€

In addition, aย third of women (33 per cent) who disclosed a mental health problem to a friend or loved one did so within a month, compared to only a quarter of men (25ย per cent).

The poll comes at a time when there is an increased focus on menโ€™s mental health with theย #RUOKM8ย andย #BoysDoCryย campaigns.ย ย 

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