Men's use of positive strategies for preventing and managing depression: A qualitative investigation

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 188, Issue , 2015, Pages 179-187

  Fogarty, Andrea S ^a   Proudfoot, Judy ^a,b,c   Whittle, Erin L ^a   Player, Michael J ^a,c   Christensen, Helen ^a,b,c   Hadzi Pavlovic, Dusan ^a,c   Wilhelm, Kay ^a,b  

^a BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Suicide Prevention ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Depression; Management; Men; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDE; SYMPTOM; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; MASCULINITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941348469     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.08.070     Document Type: Article

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