Theme 2: The experiences of men who seek, and clinicians who provide, mental health care

Examining men’s experiences of accessing, and clinicians’ perspectives about providing, mental health care, Theme 2 aims to guide effective gender-specific services and resource underserved sub-groups.

While many men are reticent to seek professional mental health care, recent studies have shown that more than half of the men who are lost to suicide engage professional help in the year prior to their death. Within this context, it is key to understand the barriers, facilitators and best practices for men who seek mental health support. The RMS Theme 2 sub-group aims to develop evidence-based content to equip clinicians to work with male clients.

Dr. Seidler’s work focuses on men’s mental health help-seeking and service providers, and he will co-lead Theme 2, ‘The experiences of men who seek, and clinicians who provide, mental health care’, with Dr. Kealy whose research addresses the processes and outcomes of men’s psychotherapy. With mentorship from Dr. Links whose work includes the study of clinicians who have lost a male client to suicide, Theme 2 will support Dr. Seidler’s development of the Men in Mind program, a free online interactive clinician education resource for working with male clients that is being evaluated through an RCT with Australian-based clinicians with the goal of adapting and launching the program in Canada, Dr. Genuchi’s research on the impact of masculinities on men’s experiences of depression and the unique processes that predict suicidality in various populations of men, Dr. Walther’s work on establishing multimodal therapies for depression and related disorders specifically tailored for men, and PhD student Chan’s (PhD supervisor Dr. Oliffe) secondary analysis of the experiences of Canadian mental health clinicians who work with men.

Watch our RMS Members share their expertise, work, and experience within this research theme:

 

 

Researchers

David Kealy, Theme 2: The experiences of men who seek, and clinicians who provide, mental health care, John Ogrodniczuk, Zac Seidler, Christy Chan, Andreas Walther, Matthew Genuchi

Related Publications
Title Authors Journal Publication date
Supporting clinical competencies in men's mental health using the Men in Mind practitioner training program: User experience study Seidler, Z. E., Benakovic, R., Wilson, M. J., Fletcher, J. Oliffe, J. L., Owen, J., Rice, S. M.  JMIR Medical Education
Drivers of dropout and enhancers of engagement for male military veterans in therapy: practitioner perspectives Benakovic, R., Wilson, M. J., Kealy, D., Rice, S. M., Oliffe, J. L., Sharp, P., Seidler, Z.  Counselling Psychology Quarterly
The ICD-11 opens door for overdue improved identification of depression in men Østergaard, S. D., Seidler, Z. Rice, S.  World Psychiatry
Designing men's health programs: the 5C framework Galdas, P., Seidler, Z. E., Oliffe, J. L.  American Journal of Men's Health
Evaluation of a male-specific psychotherapeutic program for major depressive disorder compared to cognitive behavioral therapy and waitlist: study protocol for a six-arm randomized clinical superiority trial examining depressed eugonadal and hypogonadal Walther, A., Ehlert, U., Schneeberger, M., Eggenberger, L., Flückiger, C., Komlenac, N., Heald, A., Rice, T., Palm, S., Seidler, Z., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Oliffe, J. L., Rice, S. M., Kealy, D., Weber, R., Zimmerman, D.    Frontiers in Psychiatry
Childhood sexual abuse in boys and men: The case for gender-sensitive interventions O'Gorman, K., Pilkington, V., Seidler, Z., Oliffe, J. L., Peters, W., Bendall, S., Rice, S. M. Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy
“I could hang up if the practitioner was a prat”: Australian men’s feedback on telemental healthcare during COVID-19 Seidler, Z. E., Wilson, M. J., Oliffe, J. L., Kealy, D., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Walther, A., Rice, S. M. Plos one
Connecting and healing: The role of existential isolation in mediating the impact of the therapeutic relationship on Canadian men’s mental health outcomes Storey, Q. K., Kealy, D., Seidler, Z. E., Oliffe, J. L., Rice, S. M., Ogrodniczuk, J. S. American Journal of Men's Health
“I Called When I Was at My Lowest”: Australian Men’s Experiences of Crisis Helplines Trail, K., Wilson, M. J., Rice, S. M., Hunt, T., Pirkis, J., Seidler, Z. E. International journal of environmental research and public health
Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Men in Mind training for mental health practitioners to enhance their clinical competencies for working with male clients Seidler, Z. E., Wilson, M. J., Toogood, N. W., Oliffe, J. L., Kealy, D., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Owen, J., Mackinnon, A., Le, L. K., Mihalopoulos, C., Pirkis, J., Rice. S. BMC psychology
The effectiveness of a media-based intervention promoting help-seeking for mental health difficulties by Australian men: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial Nicholas, A., Requena, S. S., Ftanou, M., Rice, S., Fletcher, J., Mackinnon, A., Seidler, Z., Le, L. K., Mihalopoulos, C., Pirkis, J.  Trials
“People say men don’t talk, well that’s bullshit”: A focus group study exploring challenges and opportunities for men’s mental health promotion Sharp, P., Bottorff, J., Rice, S., Oliffe, J.L., Schulenkorf, N., Impellizzeri, F., & Caperchione, C. PLOS ONE
Masculinity and mental illness in and after men's intimate partner relationships Oliffe, J.L., Kelly, M.T, Gonzalez Montaner, G., Seidler, Z.S., Ogrodniczuk, J.S., Kealy, D., & Rice, S. Social Science & Medicine
Job satisfaction and psychological distress among help-seeking men: Does meaning in life play a role? Simard, A. A. P., Seidler, Z. E., Oliffe, J. L., Rice, S. M., Kealy, D., Walther, A., Ogrodniczuk, J. S. Behavioural Sciences
Men’s experiences of Mental Illness Stigma across the lifespan: A scoping review McKenzie, S.K., Oliffe, J.L., Black, A., & Collings, S. American Journal of Men's Health
An evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale in a sample of help-seeking men Rice, S.R., Trail, K., Walton, C.C., Kealy, D., Seidler, Z.E., Oliffe, J.L., & Ogrodniczuk, J.S. Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
Who is coming through the door? A national survey of self‐reported problems among post‐secondary school students who have attended campus mental health services in Canada Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Kealy, D., Laverdiere, O. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research
An evaluation of 5-year web analytics for HeadsUpGuys: A men’s depression e-mental health resource Ogrodniczuk, J., Beharry, J., & Oliffe, J.L. American Journal of Men’s Health
Pilot evaluation of the Men in Mind training program for mental health practitioners Seidler, Z.E., Owen, J., Kealy, D., Ogrodniczuk, J., Oliffe, J.L., Wilson, M., Rice, S., & Toogood, N. Psychology of Men & Masculinities
Recognition and management of depression in men Seidler, Z. E., Rice, S. M. Medicine Today
"Eventually, I admitted, I cannot do this alone": Exploring experiences of suicidality and help-seeking drivers among Australian men Seidler, Z.E., Wilson, M.J., Oliffe, J.L., Kealy, D., Toogood, N., Ogrodniczuk, J., & Rice, S.M. Frontiers in Sociology
Reduced emotional awareness and distress concealment: A pathway to loneliness for young men seeking mental health care Kealy, D., Seidler, Z., Rice, S., Cox, D., Oliffe, J.L., Ogrodniczuk, J., & Kim, D. (2021) Frontiers in Psychology
Challenges working with men: Australian therapists’ perspectives Seidler, Z., Wilson, M., Kealy, D., Ogrodniczuk, J., Rice, S., & Oliffe, J.L. Journal of Clinical Psychology
Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study of online help-seeking Canadian men Ogrodniczuk, J.S., Rice, S.,M., Kealy, D., Seidler, Z.E., Delara, M., Oliffe, J.L. Postgraduate Medicine
Teaching gender competency with men in mind: Development of an online training program for mental health clinicians Seidler, Z., Wilson, M., Owen, J., Oliffe, J.L., Ogrodniczuk, J., Kealy, D., & Rice, S. The Journal of Men’s Studies
Zoom interviews: Benefits and concessions Oliffe, J.L., Kelly, M.T., Gonzalez Montaner, G., &. Yu Ko, W. International Journal of Qualitative Methods
Australian men’s initial pathways to mental health services Seidler, Z., Wilson, M., Walton, C., Fisher, K., Oliffe, J.L., Kealy, D., Ogrodniczuk, J., & Rice, S.  Health Promotion Journal of Australia
Men’s preference for therapist gender: Predictors and impact on satisfaction with therapy Seidler, Z., Wilson, M., Kealy, D., Oliffe, J.L., Ogrodniczuk, J., & Rice, S. Counselling Psychology Quarterly
A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Gender-Sensitive Rite of Passage Program for Adolescent Males Wilson, M., Gwyther, K., Swann, R., Casey, K., Keele, S., Rubinstein, A., Rice, S.  International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health
Men’s dropout from mental health services: Results from a survey of Australian men across the lifespan Seidler, Z., Wilson, M., Ogrodniczuk, J., Rice, S.M., Oliffe, J.L., & Kealy, D. American Journal of Men's Health
Men building better relationships: A Scoping Review Oliffe, J.L, Kelly, M., Gonzalez Montaner, G., Seidler, Z.E., Maher, B., & Rice, S.M. Health Promotion Journal of Australia
Challenging assumptions about what men want: Examining preferences for psychotherapy among men attending outpatient mental health clinics Kealy, D., Seidler, Z. E., Rice, S. M., Oliffe, J. L., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., & Kim, D. Professional Psychology, Research and Practice
Shame and guilt as mediators between dispositional optimism and symptom severity among mental health outpatients Kealy, D., Treeby, M. S., Rice, S. M., Spidel, A.  Psychology, Health & Medicine
Peering behind the mask: The roles of reactance and gender in the relationship between self-esteem and interpersonal problems Seidler Z., Rosenberg, J., Rice, S., Kealy, D., Oliffe, J.L., Ogrodniczuk. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Men’s health literacy: a review and recommendations Oliffe, J. L., Rossnagel, E., Kelly, M. T., Bottorff, J. L., Seaton, C., & Darroch, F Health Promotion International
Patterns of youth mental health service use and discontinuation: Population data from Australia’s headspace model of care Seidler, Z. E., Rice, S. M., Dhillon, H. M., Cotton, S. M., Telford, N. R., McEachran, J., Rickwood, D. J.  Psychiatric Services
Male-Type and Prototypal Depression Trajectories for Men Experiencing Mental Health Problems Rice, S.M., Kealy, D., Seidler, Z.E., Oliffe, J.L., Levant, R.F., & Ogrodniczuk, J.S. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Help-seeking prior to male suicide: Bereaved men perspectives Oliffe, J.L., Broom, A., Rossnagel, E., Kelly, M.T., Affleck, W., & Rice, S.M. Social Science & Medicine
Once Bitten, Twice Shy: Dissatisfaction with Previous Therapy and its Implication for Future Help-seeking Among Men Seidler, Z.E., Rice, S.M., Kealy, D., Oliffe, J.L., & Ogrodniczuk, J.S. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
Men’s Help-Seeking for Depression: Attitudinal and Structural Barriers in Symptomatic Men Rice, S.M., Oliffe, J.L., Kealy, D., Seidler, Z.E., & Ogrodniczuk, J.S. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Health-related Masculine Values, Depression and Suicide Risk: Associations Among Men with a History of Childhood Maltreatment Rice, S.M., Kealy, D., Ogrodniczuk, J.S., Black, N., Seidler, Z.E., & OIiffe, J.L. Journal of Mental Health
Improving social functioning and life satisfaction among patients with personality dysfunction: Connectedness and engagement in integrative group treatment Kealy, D., Aafjes-van Doorn, K., Ehrenthal, J. C., Weber, R., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Joyce, A. S. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
Get angry or get even: Finding balance in the discussion of masculinity and mental health Seidler, Z. E., Rice, S. M., Dhillon, H. M.  Australia & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
Getting Them Through the Door: a Survey of Men’s Facilitators for Seeking Mental Health Treatment Seidler, Z. E., Rice,S. M., Kealy, D., Oliffe, J.L. & Ogrodniczuk, J.S. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Getting absorbed in group therapy: Absorption and cohesion in integrative group treatment Kealy, D., McCloskey, K. D., Cox, D. W., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Joyce, A. S.  Counselling & Psychotherapy Research
Why it’s time to focus on masculinity in mental health training and clinical practice Seidler, Z. E., Rice, S. M., Dhillon, H. M., Herrman, H.  Australasian Psychiatry
Men, masculinities, depression: Implications for mental health services from a Delphi expert consensus study. Seidler, Z. E., Rice, S. M., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Oliffe, J. L., Shaw, J. M., Dhillon, H. M. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
Better doctor-patient relationships are associated with men choosing more active depression treatment Kealy, D., Rice, S. M., Ferlatte, O., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Oliffe, J. L. Journal of The American Board of Family Medicine

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