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Re:Fatal silence: Why do so many fortysomething men kill the... by DanBC on Monday April 13, 2015 @06:34AM (#9366842)
There are a variety of attempts to explain the difference.

I'm not sure how true any of these are but:

1) women self harm more frequenty than men, which means it's more likely that they get early intervention and help.

2) women communicate better than men meaning they get constant low level support and easier path into treatment

3) men use methods that are more lethal and less survivable.

4) stigma, discrimination, lack of understanding, etc. many people have no idea what mental health treatment involves.

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Re:Fatal silence: Why do so many fortysomething men kill the... by hising on Monday April 13, 2015 @07:28AM (#9366994)
1. Could be, I don't know the numbers, what about alcohol as self harm/medication?

2. Could be, I don't know the numbers but it sounds reasonable

3. Could be, then we should see that the numbers of suicidal attempts were as high for women in the same age.

4. Should be the same for women and men right?

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Re:Fatal silence: Why do so many fortysomething men kill the... by lmm on Monday April 13, 2015 @07:38AM (#9367034)
> 4. Should be the same for women and men right?

I don't think it is. Culturally a man who's going for therapy is much more stigmatized than a woman doing so.

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Re:Fatal silence: Why do so many fortysomething men kill the... by hising on Monday April 13, 2015 @08:13AM (#9367150)
So the next question is, if this is true, why is that? Seems strange.
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Re:Fatal silence: Why do so many fortysomething men kill the... by unstabilo on Monday April 13, 2015 @07:41AM (#9367047)
3. The number of reported suicidal attempts are actually higher for women.
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Re:Fatal silence: Why do so many fortysomething men kill the... by hising on Monday April 13, 2015 @08:10AM (#9367142)
Where did you find that information?
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Re:Fatal silence: Why do so many fortysomething men kill the... by unstabilo on Monday April 13, 2015 @08:57AM (#9367320)
I already linked below, I didn't want to repeat it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_differences_in_suicide
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