Depression is an illness increasingly constructed as a gendered mood disorder and
consequently diagnosed in women more than men. The diagnostic criteria used for its …

Consistently, study findings show that, compared with women, men tend to seek less help for
diverse health problems. Addis and Mahalik (2003) have proposed a conceptual framework …

Consultation rates and help-seeking patterns in men are consistently lower than in women,
especially in the case of emotional problems and depressive symptoms. Empirical evidence …

Background: Many studies indicate that men are more reluctant to seek help for mental
health problems than women. Traditional ideas of masculinity are often seen as a cause of …

The social construction and learning of gender are intimately tied to the way people
experience, express, and respond to problems in their lives. This is particularly true in the …

Men seek help less often than women and underutilize medical and mental health services.
This article explores three bodies of theory and research related to men's help seeking …

In this study, we conducted interviews with 12 working-class men employed in industrial and
manual labor to identify their constructions of help-seeking in response to feeling depressed …

Background: Men's health help-seeking behaviours vary considerably depending on the
context. The current empirical literature on the influence of masculinity on college men's …

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 …

In this chapter, we will review the current situation regarding the mental health of men. We
will then review help-seeking among men and women before reviewing important factors …