Traditionally, men's mental health woes have been attributed to
male stubbornness and rigid notions of masculinity. However, there
is growing recognition that mental health issues in men are
socially determined by a range of factors including family,
educational, occupational, and legal issues. These and a variety of
other social issues have been collectively labelled 'men's issues'
and are being increasingly linked to negative men's mental health
outcomes. This book gives an overview of men's mental health as
well as related men's issues, adopting a public-health-inspired
approach examining the research linking social exposures and mental
health outcomes. The book is unique in that it synthesizes and
explores men's issues, men's mental health, and social determinants
in a holistic and integrated manner through assessment of the
social scientific and psychiatric literature. In this book, the
author discusses the social determinants of men's mental health and
accompanying psychosocial interventions, moving beyond
one-dimensional discussions of masculinity. Among the topics
covered are: The Social Determinants of Male Suicide
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Young Males: The
Medicalization of Boyhood? Why Do Men Have Low Rates of Formal
Mental Health Service Utilization? An Analysis of Social and
Systemic Barriers to Care, and Discussion of Promising
Male-Friendly Practices The Gender Gap in Education: Understanding
Educational Underachievement in Young Males and its Relationship to
Adverse Mental Health Employment, Unemployment and Workplace Issues
in Relation to Men's Mental Health Men's Issues and Men's Mental
Health: An Introductory Primer is essential reading for healthcare
practitioners and social service providers including psychiatrists,
psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists,
counsellors, teachers, charity workers, health promotion
specialists, and public health officers. It is also a useful text
for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in health care,
social services, public health, epidemiology and social sciences,
particularly sociology, psychology, and gender studies. Finally,
the book can be read and understood by an intelligent lay reader,
making it accessible for the wider public.
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