Timely reminder.

[lumberjack_jeff]

Men are four times more likely to die of suicide than women. When someone asks why women are more likely to suffer from mental illness (especially depression);
a) it seems reasonable to note that many women are depressed because they've lost a loved one to suicide, and
b) it also seems reasonable to suggest that those men probably suffered from depression too.

[galileoreloaded]

1. this is important

men are also 3 times more likely to be victims of homicide while women are 3 times more likely to suffer from borderline personality disorder.

having been sucked into the lives of 2 bpd females (before i understood how to assess and avoid them), i can also share that mental illness affects the sane partner, often irredeemably.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder

there are some significant gender disparities in health that need to get ironed out and some root causes addressed i think.

[Major Nikon]

2. The thing that surprises me is that feminist theory doesn't seem to blame "the patriarchy"

Or perhaps it does and I missed it.

[lumberjack_jeff]

3. To the extent that it does, it makes no material difference to the agenda.

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The patriarchy is making men commit suicide. This makes women depressed. Therefore we need better mental health care for women.