Men's Health
Jed Diamond, PhD, LCSW
Jed is Director of MenAlive, a health program that helps men live long and well. Though focused on men’s health, MenAlive is also for women who care about the health of the men in their lives. Since its inception in 1992, Jed has been on the Board of Advisors of the Men’s Health Network. He is also a member of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male and serves as a member of the International Scientific Board of the World Congress on Men’s Health.
Diamond has been a licensed psychotherapist for over 43 years and is the author of seven books, including the international best-sellers Male Menopause and Surviving Male Menopause (Sourcebooks, 2000), which have been translated into 32 foreign languages, and the newly-released The Irritable Male Syndrome: Understanding and Managing the 4 Key Causes of Depression and Aggression. Diamond has also written numerous booklets, e-booklets, audio, and video programs. His forthcoming book, After The Crash: How to Survive and Thrive When the Ship of Civilization Sinks, will be the first book to offer a convincing argument that the collapse of our unsustainable system is imminent, provide an alternative vision of how we can live, and give specific guidance to help people make the transition to the world of the future.
He has taught classes at U.C. Berkeley, U.C.L.A., J.F.K. University, Esalen Institute, The Omega Institute, and other centers of education throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.
His PhD dissertation, Gender and Depression, broke new ground in creating a better evaluation system for diagnosing and treating depression in men and women.
He lives with his wife, Carlin, on Shimmins Ridge, above Bloody Run Creek, in Northern California. They are the proud parents of five grown children and 11 grandchildren. He can be contacted through his website at www.MenAlive.com.
The Irritable Male Syndrome and Male Menopause
The key to saving our sanity and keeping our relationships alive and well is to understand the "double whammy" of interrelated life changes affecting men.
Hey Guys, Are You Depressed and Don’t Know It?
Depression causes serious problems in both men and women. However, millions of men don't recognize they have depression, and suffer needlessly.
Irritable Unemployed Men
Job loss contributes greatly to the stress of aging, and can make men listless, angry, and withdrawn. This "Irritable Male Syndrome" can cause great harm to relationships...but it can also be understood and successfully treated.
Simple Ways to Cure Depression
Therapeutic lifestyle changes are simple, safe, and effective at treating depression. The drug companies probably won't tell you about them...but they could save your life. Here are six simple strategies you can implement today.
Why Men Leave
Many people spend a good part of their lives worrying about whether a spouse might leave. For you to make the right decision you need to understand the secret reasons, that even most men never come to learn, about why they leave.
Be Stress-Free Forever!
Any change in our lives, good or bad, produces stress. Modern life constantly bombards us with stressful situations, so it's no wonder we get irritable and angry. Here are five simple steps to help you find peace in an unpeaceful world.
Is IMS Wrecking Your Relationships?
The first step to helping yourself and the man in your life is to put yourself in his shoes. Can you empathize with how a man feels? Can you experience the rage that comes from the betrayal of a promise? Can you understand why Dr. Jekyll becomes Mr. Hyde?
Why IMS Is So Dangerous
Here’s how I define Irritable Male Syndrome: a state of hypersensitivity, anxiety, frustration, and anger that occurs in males and is associated with biochemical changes, hormonal fluctuations, stress, and loss of male identity.
What Causes IMS?
Although triggers vary from one man to another, there are four key elements at the core of most men's problems: hormonal fluctuations, changes in brain chemistry, increasing stress, and loss of male identity and purpose.
