English | 2021 | PDF | 4 MB | 259 Pages
Rob Whitley, 3030863190, 3030863204, 9783030863197, 9783030863203, 978-3030863197, 978-3030863203
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.
