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30Sep

Men In Therapy: Why Are We Holding Back?

Andrew Samuels

counselling, men, mensmentalhealth, society, therapy

Therapists

The times are changing, 'man-up' culture is becoming a thing of the past, so why are men still so severely under-represented in therapy asks Andrew Samuels.
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05Jun

The Beautiful Game and Depression

Lorne St

anxiety, depression, men, mensmentalhealth, society, suicide

Soul

Footballer Gary Speed, former captain-turned-manager of the Welsh national team, had movie star looks, a million pound mansion, a beautiful young wife and two sports-obsessed sons. He seemed to have the world at his feet. But three years ago he took his own life after an embittered battle with depression. With the World Cup in Brazil only days away it is easy to cloak our footballers with the super human strength of gladiators in Ancient Rome. However when the arena clears and the applause dies away, cases like Speed’s are sadly far from rare. A study carried out by...
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