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I
Don't Want to Talk About It:
Overcoming the
Secret Legacy of Male Depression
Men
reading
I Don't Want to Talk About It
will probably recognize
themselves in every chapter, while women will recognize their partners
-- and, of course, both sexes will see their fathers in a new light.
When Terrence Real was studying to be a therapist, he accepted the
notion that women suffered depression at rates several times that
of men. Now he believes that conventional wisdom is wrong, that
there has been a great cultural cover-up of depression in men. Real
is convinced of the existence of a mental illness that is passed
from fathers to sons in the form of rage, workaholism, distanced
relationships from loved ones, and self-destructive behaviors ranging
from stupid choices at work and in love to drug and alcohol abuse.
Men reading
I Don't Want to Talk About It
will probably recognize
themselves in every chapter, while women will recognize their partners
-- and, of course, both sexes will see their fathers in a new light.
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