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Originally posted by True_Moose:
It's also true that women are prescribed far more anti-depressants than men. The problem is, diagnosing mental problems is, in most cases, far from objective. A man who exhibits dark moods and whatnot is "weird" in our society, whereas a woman needs a pill. It's one of those things where unconscious societal precepts affect diagnostics. Another example is, what might be quirky or absolutely irrelevant in another society can be seen as a deep psychosis in ours. Psychology is pretty murky, and can get freaky when powerful drugs are involved.
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That's all well and true, but I think we can explain this in a simpler fashion... There are more women in therapy than men. Again, this is because of society... Women are allowed to express their emotions and seek help, whereas men need to, you know, be men about it.