the help-seeking preferences of adolescent boys and young men.
this review also looks at how men prefer to receive help not just the preventatives
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Creating ‘male-friendly’ mental-health campaigns and promoting literacy was identified as a key facilitator for adolescent boys and young men
another important strategy because making mental health information more accessible could encourage young men to seek help
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Limited availability of information about common mental health disorders, especially anxiety, was also found to be a barrier to help-seeking amongst adolescent boys and young men
the lack of knowledge can make it very hard for young men to recognize when they need help
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traditional notions of masculinity, and that they should be able to deal with problems without professional help
another connection to the barriers of masculinity
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mental health services should utilise a male-friendly approach that uses non-stigmatising language
This highlights a possible strategy for helping introduce young men to mental health services
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qualitative, five were quantitative and one used mixed methods
a variety of different research methods were used.
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The impact of social norms was identified as a key barrier to help-seeking. This can be further organised into two subthemes: conformity to masculine norms and self-stigma.
This is one of the main findings and it directly relates to my research topic
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identified five distinct themes related to barriers, facilitators, and general trends in adolescent boys and young men’s help-seeking.
the results are categorized into five main themes
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Study samples were adolescent boys and young men aged 14–22 years (or mean age of sample aged between 14 and 22 years).
The authors set very specific criteria for the studies that were included in the full literature review
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there is a lack of research into why they are reluctant to do so.
This shows the gap in the existing research
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3961 articles, of which 12 met the inclusion criteria.
This shows how the systematic review narrowed down the research
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This review sought to identify the barriers and facilitators faced by adolescent boys and young men in help-seeking for affective mental health disorders.
This explains the main purpose of this review
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