Burnout and depression among men are hidden – and rising – afflictions in [b]SA[/b], reports [s]The Times[/s]. The number of men admitted to private psychiatric clinics for depression last year was nearly a third higher than in 2010 and absenteeism owing to stress among men, particularly executives, jumped between 2008 and 2013. The employee wellness company [b]ICAS[/b] reports that the number of men absent from work because of stress and burnout increased almost six fold from 2008 to 2013 – from 98 to 578 – and the proportion of executives jumped from 9% in 2008 to 25.6% in 2013. Medical aid claims indicate that depression is high on the list of chronic diseases, although the proportion of members taking antidepressants has been constant in the past few years. This could mean that depressed men are not seeking treatment. The [b]World Health Organisation[/b] predicts that depression will be the second leading cause of health disability by 2020.
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