DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH:

INEQUALITY AMONG MALESDOCUMENTARY RESEARCH:

SUICIDE RATES:According to statics by the Centre for Disease Control, suicide is four times higher among men than it is women. "Suicide needs to be addressed as a health and gender inequalityan avoidable difference in health and length of life that affects men more because of the way society expects them to behave," according to a report by Samaritans, a U.K.-based suicide-prevention organization.

The number of people killing themselves in the UK rose in 2013, official figures have revealed, as male suicides hit their highest rate in more than a decade.

The UK male suicide level was more than three times higher than for females, with 19 male deaths per 100,000 - the highest since 2001.

The male suicide rate in the UK has "increased significantly" since 2007, the ONS said, while female rates have stayed "relatively constant" and been "consistently lower" than in men.

Suicide remains the leading cause of death in England and Wales for men aged 20 to 34, accounting for 24 per cent of all deaths in 2013

CONCLUSIONS:Male suicide rates are significantly higher than females. This could be because the stigma around men expressing worries or concerns about many issues is awful. Its not that common for males to express their feelings without the worry of looking weak. The butch stereotyping has a serious affect on the mental health of males. Although females are also limited by false stereotypes and the glass ceiling its clear men also struggle with this issue.

CASE STUDY: Nelson PrattThis is a clear example of how males can silently suffer. The lack of help from medical professions is very worrying considering he killed himself the day after trying to seek help.

MENTAL HEALTH & SEEKING HELPWomen are more likely to have been treated for a mental health problem than men (29% compared to 17%).This could be because, when asked, women are more likely to report symptoms of common mental health problems. (Better Or Worse: A Longitudinal Study Of The Mental Health Of Adults In Great Britain, National Statistics, 2003)

It has also been suggested that depression in men may have been under diagnosed because they present to their GP with different symptoms. (National Institute For Clinical Excellence, 2003)

Men are more likely than women to have an alcohol or drug problem. 67% of British people who consume alcohol at hazardous levels, and 80% of those dependent on alcohol are male. Almost three quarters of people dependent on cannabis and 69% of those dependent on other illegal drugs are male. (The Office for National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity report, 2001)

0:54 1:36Ive tried to take my own life twice in the past 4 years.it took me nearly 10 years to get a diagnosis .. In and out of my GP .. And when I did get a diagnosis 102 weeks I waited for the treatment to start.

7:50 9:27 how it is difficult for men to be the macho nothings wrong ill look after everybodywhether we like it or not, I feel men are very reticent to speak about their wellbeing or health people who go and say they are feeling suicidal have to be believed. I feel this so strongly.