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 …

Background There is a large treatment gap for common mental disorders (CMD), with wide
variation by world region. This review identifies factors associated with formal health service …

BackgroundIndividuals often avoid or delay seeking professional help for mental health
problems. Stigma may be a key deterrent to help-seeking but this has not been reviewed …

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 …

The role of conformity to dominant US masculine norms as an antecedent to help-seeking
attitudes in men has been established using convenience samples made up largely of …

Substance dependence is a prevalent and urgent public health problem. In 2021, 60 million
Americans reported abusing alcohol within the month prior to being surveyed, and nearly 20 …

Self-stigma has a pernicious effect on the lives of people with mental illness. Although a
medical perspective might discourage patients from identifying with their illness, public …

Attitudes is a key help-seeking construct that influences treatment seeking behavior via
intention to seek help, per the theory of planned behavior (TPB). This article presents the …

Objective The purpose of this article was to comprehensively review published literature
about strategies to reduce self-stigma among people with mental illness. Recommendations …

Abstract The original Personal Growth Initiative Scale (PGIS; Robitschek, 1998) was
unidimensional, despite theory identifying multiple components (eg, cognition and behavior) …