Stigma in Male Depression and Suicide: A Canadian Sex Comparison Study.

Stigma in Male Depression and Suicide: A Canadian Sex Comparison Study.
Community Ment Health J. 2016 Jan 5;
Authors: Oliffe JL, Ogrodniczuk JS, Gordon SJ, Creighton G, Kelly MT, Black N, Mackenzie C
Abstract
Stigma in men's depression and suicide can restrict help-seeking, reduce treatment compliance and deter individuals from confiding in friends and family. In this article we report sex comparison findings from a national survey of English-speaking adult Canadians about stigmatized beliefs concerning male depression and suicide. Among respondents without direct experience of depression or suicide (n = 541) more than a third endorsed the view that men with depression are unpredictable. Overall, a greater proportion of males endorsed stigmatizing views about male depression compared to female respondents. A greater proportion of female respondents endorsed items indicating that men who suicide are disconnected, lost and lonely. Male and female respondents with direct personal experience of depression or suicide (n = 360) strongly endorsed stigmatizing attitudes toward themselves and a greater proportion of male respondents indicated that they would be embarrassed about seeking help for depression.
PMID: 26733336 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Community Mental Health Journal - January 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Oliffe JL, Ogrodniczuk JS, Gordon SJ, Creighton G, Kelly MT, Black N, Mackenzie C Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: research