Male psychology and mental health. Talk by Dr John Barry at University of Strathclyde, March 2020 скачать в хорошем качестве

Male psychology and mental health. Talk by Dr John Barry at University of Strathclyde, March 2020

(Note: the audio quality is NOT GOOD in this video because the decision to record was only made at the last minute, mainly for the benefit of people who weren't able to attend in person that evening due to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic). 75% of suicides in the UK are male, but fewer men than women seek therapy. The typical reaction to this remarkable fact is to urge men to stop being silly and simply ask for help, but is this 'victim blaming' approach helping? In his public lecture at the University of Strathclyde (11th March 2020), Dr John Barry, Chair of the Male Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society, asks some questions that will challenge mental health professionals, and gives guidance on how mental health provision for men might be improved. Further reading: free access to the full text of many papers on Male Psychology here https://malepsychology.org.uk/researc...