Men under 25 embarrassed to talk of depression

THE majority of men under the age of 25 are embarrassed to discuss depression, according to the latest study on the condition.

Men under 25 embarrassed to  talk of depression

Two-thirds of men of all ages are embarrassed to talk about depression and a quarter are also more likely to view depression as a state of mind, rather than a medical condition.

The figures emerged in the recent Lundbeck Mental Health Barometer 2010, now in its sixth year of research on attitudes and perceptions of depression and anxiety disorder.

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