Depression in Men: A Silent Battle

Depression in men often does not look the way people expect. It hides behind long hours, sarcasm, irritability, and emotional distance — while a man keeps functioning on the outside and quietly struggles on the inside.

By Jeffrey Tower, certified bilingual psychotherapist · Men's Mental Health · 9 min read

Jeffrey Tower is a certified bilingual psychotherapist whose practice focuses primarily on men's mental health. He works in English and Hebrew at clinics in Modi'in, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and online throughout Israel and with appropriate US-based clients. His integrative approach includes CBT, DBT, ACT, Schema Therapy and Dynamic/Psychodynamic Therapy.

Clinical references

These are general educational sources that support the background explained on this page. They describe difficulties and therapeutic approaches in general terms and do not describe a fixed protocol used with every person.

Depression — National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Depressive disorder (depression) — fact sheet — World Health Organization (WHO)
Men and Mental Health — National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Depression in adults: treatment and management (NG222) — National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), UK

Contact Jeffrey Tower on WhatsApp — WhatsApp 055.240.9244 — sessions in English and Hebrew.