Mental Health Problems of Men Attending District- Level Clinical Psychology Services in South Africa

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ID13655570
AuthorsDylan Evans (0000-0002-1456-9690, University of KwaZulu-Natal, corresponding author), Dylan J Evans (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Anthony L Pillay (0000-0001-8812-163X, University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Year2009
Volume104
Issue3
Pages773-783
Publication date2009-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.104.3.773-783
PMID19708404
OpenAlexW2067566125
LanguageEN
References cited15

Over a 1-yr. period, 70 men attended district level clinical psychology services in Msunduzi, South Africa. The mean age was 35.9 yr., and 80% had secondary education. Only 65.7% attended of their own accord. 51% were unemployed, 71.4% had financial problems, 44.3% admitted to substance abuse, 74.3% reported relationship problems, and 14.3% admitted to being violent toward their partners. Suicidal ideation was the commonest referral problem, while mood disorder was the most frequent diagnosis. Clinicians estimated that 75.7% of these men had low self-esteem. 45.8% (34) perceived their partner as disengaged, enmeshed, or oppressive

Family medicine · Medical emergency · Mental health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Referral · Substance abuse · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology

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