Depression in Older Men
- Six million men suffer from depression each year. Older men with depression tend to live in an "emotional vacuum" by socially isolating themselves and comforting their depression through the use of alcohol. Older men who have never married and men that have lost their spouses are most vulnerable. - Evidence indicates that testosterone may play a role in male depression, particularly in late-life – a condition referred to as "andropause." Men with the lowest levels of testosterone are [...]