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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MENS HEALTH
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 78-89Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1557988316630953
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social determinants of health; mental health; depression
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Many researchers take for granted that men's mental health can be explained in the same terms as women's or can be gauged using the same measures. Women tend to have higher rates of internalizing disorders (i.e., depression, anxiety), while men experience more externalizing symptoms (i.e., violence, substance abuse). These patterns are often attributed to gender differences in socialization (including the acquisition of expectations associated with traditional gender roles), help seeking, coping, and socioeconomic status. However, measurement bias (inadequate survey assessment of men's experiences) and clinician bias (practitioner's subconscious tendency to overlook male distress) may lead to underestimates of the prevalence of depression and anxiety among men. Continuing to focus on gender differences in mental health may obscure significant within-gender group differences in men's symptomatology. In order to better understand men's lived experiences and their psychological well-being, it is crucial for scholars to focus exclusively on men's mental health.
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