Risk Factors for Depression in Men: Family History, Chronic Stress, Medication or Substance Use, Personality, and Poor Nutrition

Risk factors for depression in
men

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Depression refers to a common illness worldwide. It creates a mental impact on every
individual, whether men or women. There are various symptoms which can be there with men
and women and can be different which may appear due to getting sad are angry. It has been
observed that men during depression experience emerging as an angry or aggressive instant of
being unhappy. So, it can be said that being angry or having aggressiveness can be one of the
main symptoms of depression within men. Men with depression may have their emotions and
may seem to be irritable or angry, aggressive, and may feel very tired and lose interest and
family or hobbies. In this, there is a need to ensure the proper diagnosis of all the symptoms of
depression in men. There is a need to ensure about the various key factor which is essential and
may lead an individual to get in depression. There are some of risk factors, which may include
personality, medication or substance use, family history, chronic stress, and poor nutrition. The
purpose of this research is to identify various risk factors which can be impactful and lead to
create depression within men (Gorham et. al., 2021). This can enable to find out the solution
through different interventions our strategy to fight against those risk factors that have higher
chance of treating depression in men.
MAIN BODY
Family history
There is a chance of genetics which can play an important role in depression within a
man when there is a case of depression within close family members like siblings or parents.
There is a two to three times great higher risk of getting depression within men in comparison to
a person without having any family history. It can be concluded by exploring the connection
between family history of depression along with the presence of common genetic risk factors. It
can be determined that there is a higher risk of depression with an individual who has a family
history of depression. This may lead to create high impact and create a higher risk for getting
depression in men (Avasthi et. al., 2018). There is a systematic review that assesses the risk
factor which links depression and family history of genetics. Here, it can conclude that men with
a family history of depression within their close family members, like the parents of a sibling can
have a higher risk of getting depression. A similar systematic review has been conducted by the
Department of Mental Health that supports the predictive value of family history on mental