A recent study has revealed that after the breakup; men are at higher risk for mental illnesses, such as anxiety, depression, and suicide. The study was published in ‘Social Sciences and Medicine – Qualitative Health Research’. It noted that marital separation quadrupled the risk of male suicide and suggested that distressed relationships, as well as separation and divorce, contributed to men’s mental health problems. The study also found that men who were distressed after their breakup used substances, including alcohol, to cope with feelings such as anger, regret, sadness, shame and guilt. This adds to the immense uncertainty of what life might be like with less access to children, financial challenges, and loss of social connections. On the positive side, the study revealed that after a relationship breakup, men turned to a variety of resources to address their mental health needs.
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