Table of papers reviewed AND DATE TYPE TITLE POWER THEMES OUTCOME PROCEDURE AUTHOR LIMITATIONS CONCLUSIONS DEMOGRAPHIC Men's N = 85 Harvard national depression Not Interview. Men responded most Non-professional Sampling Emotional Berger, J. L., Addis, reactions to screening scale stated Recordings of positively to help seeking help seeking was bias, not Intimacy M. E., mental health interview Age 19-77 years Psychiatric diagnostic actors in 3 advice given by found to have the clinically – labels, forms old. M = 45.4 screening questionnaire conditions psychotherapist compared to weakest relationship based. Control Green, J. D., of Response to mental health (romantic medical doctor or romantic with adherence to seeking and Gender males rating system partner, partner. Lowest willingness masculine norms. – sources of Articulated thoughts in psychotherapist, in romantic partner scenario. Those who followed C., Goldberg, help-seeking 97.5% of sample simulated situations medical doctor) Seeking help from friends or a norm of chasing advice identified as paradigm. family was not found to women were less V. (2013) heterosexual Beck depression inventory Observational relate to adherence to likely to adhere II rating measures masculine norms. when suggested by Beck anxiety inventory to assess verbal Acceptance of help from romantic partner Conformity to masculine reactions to family and friends negative norms inventory mental health relationship with emotional Perceived problems in labels. control. Adherence to living masculine norms related to Help-seeking behaviour men's willingness to seek scale. help in romantic partner and doctor condition. A Qualitative N = 15 initially, Interview schedule included Not Grounded The men studied did not Disclosing mental References Control Chuick, C. D., Investigation 8 at follow up in paper stated Theory Analysis display typical diagnostic health problems to to men using of Depression symptoms. Symptoms someone support to Emotional Greenfield, J. M., in Men Age - Mid 20s to Initial interview escalated over time. supportive, and enable Intimacy late 50s, M = 44.6 and follow up Methods for coping with being influenced to professional Greenberg,
Table of papers reviewed AUTHOR AND DATE TITLE TYPE DEMOGRAPHIC POWER PROCEDURE OUTCOME CONCLUSIONS LIMITATIONS THEMES Berger, J. L., Addis, M. E., Green, J. D., C., Goldberg, V. (2013) Men's reactions to mental health labels, forms of and sources of help-seeking advice interview N = 85 Age – 19-77 years old. M = 45.4 Gender – males 97.5% of sample identified as heterosexual Harvard national depression screening scale Psychiatric diagnostic screening questionnaire Response to mental health rating system Articulated thoughts in simulated situations paradigm. Beck depression inventory II Beck anxiety inventory Conformity to masculine norms inventory Perceived problems in living Help-seeking behaviour scale. Not stated Interview. Recordings of actors in 3 conditions (romantic partner, psychotherapist, medical doctor) Observational rating measures to assess verbal reactions to mental health labels. Men responded most positively to help seeking advice given by psychotherapist compared to medical doctor or romantic partner. Lowest willingness in romantic partner scenario. Seeking help from friends or family was not found to relate to adherence to masculine norms. Acceptance of help from family and friends negative relationship with emotional control. Adherence to masculine norms related to men's willingness to seek help in romantic partner and doctor condition. Non-professional help seeking was found to have the weakest relationship with adherence to masculine norms. Those who followed a norm of chasing women were less likely to adhere when suggested by romantic partner Sampling bias, not clinically based. Emotional Intimacy Control Chuick, C. D., Greenfield, J. M., Greenberg, A Qualitative Investigation of Depression in Men N = 15 initially, 8 at follow up Age - Mid 20s to late 50s, M = 44.6 Interview schedule included in paper Not stated Grounded Theory Analysis Initial interview and follow up The men studied did not display typical diagnostic symptoms. Symptoms escalated over time. Methods for coping with Disclosing mental health problems to someone supportive, and being influenced to References to men using support to enable professional Control Emotional Intimacy seeking