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August 17, 2005

Irritable Male Syndrome

Newsweek has an article up about Irritable Male Syndrome:

Millions of lines have been written about how women’s hormonal changes can cause mood swings. But what about when men get irritable and withdrawn? Psychotherapist Jed Diamond believes they could be suffering from irritable male syndrome, a condition he says is affecting a growing number of men. No, it’s not a joke.

The IMS term was coined by a Scottish researcher who found that rams became irritable, withdrawn and irrational when their testosterone levels plummeted. After visiting Scotland and reviewing the research, Diamond, author of the best-selling 1997 book Male Menopause, thought the syndrome might apply to humans as well. He analyzed data collected from more than 6,000 men and found that about half said they were stressed, gloomy or negative most or all of the time.

A total of 40 percent of the overal survey said they were often or always irritable. Many of those who reported feeling the negative emotions, he discovered, were also experiencing certain hormonal fluctuations--namely, a drop in testosterone--as well as changes in brain chemistry, increased stress and a loss of male identity.

You can take the quiz here.

I got an 85. They recommend that I definitely seek professional help.

Which really pisses me off.

Posted by ray at August 17, 2005 8:56 AM |
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