Help-seeking patterns and attitudes to treatment amongst men who attempted suicide

Cleary, Anne

doi:10.3109/09638237.2016.1149800

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“…"Drinking was a way of escaping for me, keeping myself inebriated to make it to the next day…using alcohol was just a way of not facing up to things" [27]. "I was using all sorts of drugs to, just king of, to go out and enjoy myself basically…To forget about everything, to forget about it, you know that was what I was doing, to basically forget about it" [28].…”

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“…"I was brought into…about three times with panic attacks... I thought I was having a brain haemorrhage or something, a heart attack…I thought I was going to die" [28].…”

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“…"I didn't pay attention to them [symptoms]. I didn't notice them, and didn't do anything about it…I didn't think they were serious" [28].…”

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“…Considerable further elucidation of the nature of the themes identified is required if barriers to help-seeking are to be understood and resolved through targeted provisions and promotion. The literature is exclusively qualitative in nature with a single follow-up study [28]. Although this has provided themes for study on how self and societal appraisals may impact upon help-seeking, comparative quantitative and longitudinal findings are urgently required if this health crisis is to be better understood and tackled effectively.…”

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Background: The incidence of suicide in the United Kingdom is at its lowest since 1981 though the number remains catastrophic (Office for National Statistics, 2018). In particular, high rates of male suicidality causes a level of controversy, suggesting inadequate health service provisions and on an individual level, poor help-seeking (Macdonald, 2011; Möller-Leimkühler, 2003). Research has suggested that two thirds of males who had died by suicide had not been in contact with a mental health service (Luoma,

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“…"I was brought into…about three times with panic attacks... I thought I was having a brain haemorrhage or something, a heart attack…I thought I was going to die" [28].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…"I didn't pay attention to them [symptoms]. I didn't notice them, and didn't do anything about it…I didn't think they were serious" [28].…”

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“…There is research evidence to suggest that those with stigmatising attitudes towards mental health problems are less likely to seek help for themselves (Cooper, 2003). Men may be less likely to seek help for mental health difficulties than women (Cleary, 2017;Lynch et al, 2016). In a study on male suicide, 74% of women with depression reported that they had spoken to someone about it; the figure for men was much lower at 53% [Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), 2015].…”

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The impact of a Stress Control course delivered in partnership with a sports organisation on mental health outcomes in a general population

Hayes¹,

Crowley²,

O’Brien³

et al. 2020

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Mental health problems have a significant impact globally in terms of social and economic costs. Increasing access to and uptake of mental health interventions (particularly by men) remains a challenge for service providers. The current study sought to examine the efficacy of a delivering a Stress Control intervention in partnership with a community sporting organisation (the Gaelic Athletic Assocaition, GAA) in ameliorating mental health difficulties in a general population. Measures of anxiety, depression and quality of life were administered before and after the delivery of the 6-week programme. A focus group was conducted afterwards to gather qualitative data on participants’ experiences of the intervention. Statistically significant decreases in depression scores were found following attendance at the course: t (94) = 3.14, p = .002, with a large effect size (0.5) (n = 95). There was an increase in the number of male attendees compared with clinic-based courses. Thematic analysis of the focus group data revealed a number of key themes including increased accessibility in terms of the scale and context of the delivery of the course. Delivering large-scale psychoeducational courses like Stress Control in partnership with the GAA represents a promising avenue for increasing access (for males in particular) to an effective intervention for improving mental health outcomes Key learning aims (1) To gain an understanding of the impact of delivering a large-scale psychological intervention in partnership with a community sports organisation on accessibility and stigma reduction for participants. (2) To become aware of the potential benefits of considering non-clinic-based locations in running public mental health interventions. (3) To understand the key role of the normalisation of the experience of common mental health problems and the impact on intervention uptake.

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Australian men's initial pathways into mental health services

Seidler

Wilson

Walton

et al. 2021

Health Prom J of Aust

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The comparatively low uptake of mental health services among Australian men has steadily improved following concerted public health efforts. 1 While this signals progress, poorly understood are why and how men engage in mental health care. Addressing this knowledge gap will help inform future mental health promotion efforts to meet men's needs and overcome engagement barriers. 2 A wealth of research has appraised facets of masculine socialisation that are thought to underpin men's mental ill health and apparent aversion to help-seeking, with self-reliance known to be related to suicidality in Australian men. 3,4 Research has also compared men who do and do not seek help as a means to distilling insights to

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Help-seeking patterns and attitudes to treatment amongst men who attempted suicide

Abstract: Young males are reluctant to seek professional help for psychiatric problems even following a serious suicide attempt. Factors influencing this include health behaviours linked to traditional expectations for men as well as the type of services provided.

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