Suicide report attacks men's magazines

Abstract

Magazines aimed at the male youth market may be partly responsible for the rising suicide rate among young men, according to a report published last month by the Men's Health Forum. Psychologist Trefor Lloyd, a Forum executive, blamed the magazines for celebrating a “laddish” culture in a society where such behaviour is out-dated. “For the first time, next year women will make up 51% of the workforce. Men have had to cope with losing their role as the only breadwinners, rising unemployment and a …