Improving mental health service utilization among men: a systematic review and synthesis of behavior change techniques within interventions targeting help-seeking

I Sagar-Ouriaghli, E Godfrey, L Bridge… - American journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Compared to women, men are less likely to seek help for mental health difficulties. Despite
considerable interest, a paucity in evidence-based solutions remains to solve this problem …

It's not about “Freudian couches and personality changing drugs” An investigation into men's mental health help-seeking enablers

C Harding, C Fox - American journal of men's health, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Enabling factors that influenced men to seek assistance for mental health concerns—a
previous underresearched area—was the primary focus of this research. Past research …

Men's mental health help-seeking behaviors: An intersectional analysis

MC Parent, JH Hammer, TC Bradstreet… - American journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Men seek mental health treatment less often than women. The present study sought to
elucidate identities and individual difference characteristics that are associated with …

Men's mental health promotion interventions: A scoping review

CL Seaton, JL Bottorff… - American journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
There is an increasing need for mental health promotion strategies that effectively engage
men. Although researchers have examined the effectiveness of diverse mental wellness …

Gender and attitudes about mental health help seeking: results from national data

D Wendt, K Shafer - Health & social work, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Men often express less emotion than women do, are hesitant to express weakness, and
seek professional help much less frequently than do their female counterparts. The lack of …

The role of masculinity in men's help-seeking for depression: a systematic review

ZE Seidler, AJ Dawes, SM Rice, JL Oliffe… - Clinical psychology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aim Conformity to traditional masculine gender norms may deter men's help-seeking and/or
impact the services men engage. Despite proliferating research, current evidence has not …

Men, masculinities, and help-seeking patterns.

DL Vogel, PJ Heath - 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Researchers have repeatedly asserted that men seek mental health services less than
women and that this disparity leads to an increased physical and psychological toll on men …

Successful mental health promotion with men: the evidence from 'tacit knowledge'

S Robertson, B Gough, E Hanna… - Health Promotion …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
There remains significant concern about men's mental health, particularly in terms of
personal and societal barriers to help-seeking, negative coping mechanisms and high …

A systematic review of the factors associated with delays in medical and psychological help-seeking among men

O Yousaf, EA Grunfeld, MS Hunter - Health psychology review, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Despite a growing literature on the factors associated with men's low rates of medical and
psychological help-seeking, a systematic review of these is missing. Such an overview can …

“We're Going Through a Lot of Struggles That People Don't Even Know About” The Need to Understand African American Males' Help-Seeking for Mental Health on …

MA Lindsey, AV Marcell - American journal of men's health, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Young adult Black males face challenges related to addressing their mental health needs,
yet there is much more to know about their help-seeking experiences. Twenty-seven Black …