ABSTRACT
We hope that we have helped you to think about men’s behavior in a new way, based on a gendered view of depression. Unfortunately, masculine depression is not only destructive in the context of emo tional relationships. It also damages men’s physical health and lowers the quality of both men’s and women’s lives. In this chapter, we will speak both descriptively and prescriptively about men’s physical health issues. Then, we will step into the widest possible definition of health, that of prevention and social change, and describe ways in which men can contribute to changing destructive gender patterns in the world.
