Affiliation:
1. The School of Medical Science in Białystok, Białystok, Poland
2. Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Białystok, Bialystok, Poland
Abstract
Report of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD - Organiza-tion for Economic Co-operation and Develop-ment) and the European Commission entitled "Health at a Glance: Europe 2018" indicates that in 2016 in EU countries - 17.3% of the popula-tion, or approximately 84 million inhabitants of the Union, struggled with mental disorders such as depression, anxiety and use-related disorders. alcohol and drugs. In 2017, 3.1% of men in the European Union suffered from depression. The highest percentages of male with depression were found in Lithuania and Finland (approx. 4%), including Poland - 2.4% of men. In 2019, symptoms that may indicate depression were more common in 12.2% of men. The paper re-views the available literature on depression in men. The results are discussed in a sub-chapter:Introduction, Extent of depression, Clin-ical basis of male depression, Postpartum de-pression in men, Summary.
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