Lucy Barrass considers a recent review, which suggests that understanding masculine norms is a key area for suicide prevention.
[read the full story...]Risk and recovery factors in male suicide: is society failing men?
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Masculinity, depression and suicide risk in men with a history of childhood maltreatment
In her debut blog, Cara Richardson explores whether masculine values are differentially linked to men’s mental health functioning, depending on exposure to childhood maltreatment.
[read the full story...]Man Up: using social media to tackle male suicide
Jonny Benjamin blogs about a recent evaluation of the Australian Man Up multimedia campaign, which aimed to influence the online conversation about masculinity and suicide.
[read the full story...]Social care for men with long term conditions: disability, masculinity and agency
Hannah Morgan examines a study on social care for disabled men living with long term conditions and discovers the importance of agency, choice and control.
[read the full story...]Men’s mental health and attitudes to seeking help: an online survey
Laurence Palfreyman summarises a recent survey of masculinity, alexithymia & fear of intimacy as predictors of UK men’s attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help.
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