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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

    So for #InternationalMensDay let's talk men and suicide It's a sad but fascinating topicpic.twitter.com/gBvEFfu7YJ

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      2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        First: the facts Suicide is the leading cause of death for people under the age of 44 in Australiapic.twitter.com/guw2qgfgaV

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        In 2017, there were 2,862 suicides in Australia Of these, 75% (2,149) were men

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      4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        This makes suicide the 9th leading cause of death for men overall, just under colorectal cancer and above cancer of unknown origin

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      5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        Why are men more likely to commit suicide? This is a very difficult question to answer

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      6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        One argument is that male suicide is down to cultural factors that cause men to be depressed more often, and thus make them more likely to be suicidalpic.twitter.com/UkIBT02Xa6

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      7. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        The 'Man Box' is one example of this theory - that men are poisoned by society's attitude to masculinity, which drives more of them to suicide https://jss.org.au/what-we-do/the-mens-project/the-man-box/ …

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      8. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        But this brings us to a confusing point. If society is making men depressed, which makes them suicidal, we'd expect to see men ATTEMPT suicide at higher rates

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      9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        In fact, we see the exact opposite. In general, women attempt suicide 2-3x as often as menpic.twitter.com/hWhkM8VZsy

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      10. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        This presents a conundrum. Far more men die from suicide, but they actually attempt less often We can see why when we look at means - how people choose to end their lives

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      11. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        This table is now quite old, but gives you an idea of the problem Men are far more likely to choose lethal means than women, which makes their attempts more likely to be fatalpic.twitter.com/oveZjvGQZp

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      12. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        In many ways, this brings us back to the cultural explanations. For any number of reasons, self-harm for men is more often lethal than it is for women

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      13. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        It's likely partially because of cultural attitudes to masculinity, and partly because men are more likely to have access to some of these means

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      14. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        The bottom line is that male suicide is a complex topic that will take time and effort, and cautious intervention, to help

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      15. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 18 Nov 2018

        Effective suicide prevention for men must look both at good public health measures - limiting access to firearms, for one - broader cultural interventions, and focused services looking to break this cycle #InternationalMensDay

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