Men are not raised to share feelings” Exploring Male Patients’ Discourses on Participating in Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
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Existing literature on the psychology of men and masculinity indicates that men face specific mental health difficulties. Overall, men seem more reluctant to seek out mental health services than women. This study explores the ways in which seven male patients talk about their experiences of participating in cognitive-behavioral group therapy in the context of outpatient Danish mental health services. Employing a discourse analytical approach, this study investigates how traditional masculinity ideals affect the men’s accounts of participating in cognitive behavioral group therapy. The analysis indicates that traditional masculinity informs the interpretative repertoires men apply to describe their preconceptions of therapy and engaging in therapy. In turn, these common-sense understandings make certain subject positions available, which may be gendered. The relevance of the findings for future gender sensitive psychotherapy practice with men is discussed
Affect (linguistics · Cognition · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Context (archaeology · Feeling · Group psychotherapy · Masculinity · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Relevance (law · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |