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Field noteMental healthMenLoneliness1 minute read
Mental health in older men
Retirement, loss and loneliness later in life.
Older men face their own set of pressures: retirement, health problems, bereavement, and loneliness.
What can change
- Loss of work identity
- Friends and partners dying
- Health problems
- Feeling no longer needed
What helps
- Keeping a sense of purpose: volunteering, mentoring, hobbies
- Staying in touch with others
- Getting help for physical health problems
- Talking to a doctor about low mood
It is never too late to get support.
