Depression

NIMH launches first public education campaign to reach more than 6 million men

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 27th, 2003

The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), one of the National Institutes of Health, has launched the first national campaign to raise awareness that depression is a major public health problem affecting an estimated 6 million men annually.

Research suggests that men are less likely to seek treatment for this serious illness; data also show that men die by suicide at four times the rate of women.

The public health education campaign from the NIMH - "Real Men. Real Depression." - features the personal stories of men who live with depression: a firefighter, a national diving champion, a retired Air Force sergeant, a lawyer, a publisher, and...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2003-04-27)

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