What discourses shape and reshape men's experiences of accessing mental health support?
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Date
2024-04-10
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John Wiley and Sons Australia, Ltd
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(c) 2024 The Author/s
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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Abstract
The research employs a single embodied case study design with the aim to examine the discourse of men accessing and receiving mental health support alongside those who are the providers of the support. Three groups of adults were interviewed: men who had experienced mental health problems and had attempted to access mental health support; lay people who supported them, such as partners and non-mental health professionals and professionals, such as mental health nurses, social workers, clinical psychologists and general practitioners. Critical discourse analysis (CDA) is used to identify discourses around three emergent themes: well-being, power and dominance and social capital. Participants seeking mental health support often referred to mental health services as not listening or that what was offered was not useful. A lack of belonging and community disconnectedness was apparent throughout all participant interviews. The study is reported according to the COREQ guidelines.
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critical discourse analysis, mental health, rural
Citation
Ferris-Day P, Harvey C, Minton C, Donaldson A. (2024). What discourses shape and reshape men's experiences of accessing mental health support?. Int J Ment Health Nurs. Early View. (pp. 1-10).