Cultural Differences in Men's Mental Health

In today’s episode, Jeff chats with Dr. Rob Whitley, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University and research scientist at the Douglas Research Centre about the cultural differences in men’s mental health. Just a heads up, there were some technical issues with Dr. Rob’s audio, but we feel that the message was important enough to warrant airing this in spite of said issues. Finally, as always, this show is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended to replace medical or professional help. If you need medical or professional help, please seek out the appropriate person in your area. Notes: How Dr. Whitley got interested in men’s mental health How the field of men’s mental health has grown? How influential is culture when it comes to mental health? Dealing with the bad aspects of the manosphere The insights Dr. Whitley gained while studying the pick-up artist community What are some of the ways we can reach out and help men? How shoulder-to-shoulder interventions can be a great way to reach men Why don’t men open up about their mental health? Links: Dr. Rob’s Bio: https://www.mcgill.ca/tcpsych/faculty/robertwhitley “Men’s Issues and Men’s Mental Health: An Introductory Primer:” https://www.amazon.com/Men%E2%80%99s-Issues-and-Men%E2%80%99s-Mental-Health_-An-Introductory-Primer/dp/3030863190 Dr. Rob’s Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-about-men National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255) or text “VM” to 741741 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Loss Survivors: https://afsp.org/ive-lost-someoneAFSP After an Attempt: https://afsp.org/after-an-attempt National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for family members and caregivers: https://www.nami.org/Your-Journey/Family-Members-and-Caregivers NAMI: https://www.nami.org/home Join Us: https://discord.gg/YbQDWqUC Visible Man: https://www.visibleman.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPFY2_fDLiw0WLcxZErasg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/visibleman.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VisiblemanO Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visibleman_org/ Catch up on past episodes here: https://visibleman.org/the-visible-man-podcast/