Beyond men behaving badly: A meta-ethnography of men's perspectives on psychological distress and help seeking

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 202-226

  Hoy, Sandra ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Determinants of mental health; Lay perspectives on mental health; Masculinities; Men's mental health; Qualitative meta ethnography

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BISEXUAL MALE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNICITY; ETHNOGRAPHY; GENDER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASCULINITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUALITY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84879321225     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: 19330278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.1103.202     Document Type: Review

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