Comprehensive Men's Mental Health

A complete and accessible textbook covering current understandings about how mental health issues affect men, and the available treatments.

David Castle (Edited by), David Coghill (Edited by)

9781108740425, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 March 2021

282 pages
24.5 x 18.8 x 1.4 cm, 0.61 kg

'This unique text certainly lives up to its title Comprehensive Men's Mental Health … it's remarkably comprehensive. It covers developmental, neurobiological and psychosocial aspects of mental health in males. This is a unique vantage point and it is also an important counterpoint to other extant work that focuses on female gender. The balance of clinical knowledge and insights from current research is enviable. Congratulations to Professors Castle and Coghill and their team on this very interesting book.' Peter F. Buckley, Professor of Psychiatry and Dean of Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Although research shows that there is a silent crisis in men's mental health, there remains surprisingly little literature on the subject. This important textbook provides up-to-date, practical and evidence-based information on how mental health issues affect men and the way treatments should be offered to them. Key opinion leaders from across the globe have been brought together to offer much-needed understanding about the socio-politico-economic context of men's lives today as well as ethnic and cultural effects and genetic, epigenetic and gene-environment interaction. Clinically focused chapters cover topics such as suicide and self-harm, violence, sociopathy and substance misuse in men; depression, anxiety and related disorders; and psychotic and cognitive disorders. The book uses a lifespan approach to assessment and treatment, accounting for age and developmental phase. An invaluable source of information for clinical specialists and trainees in psychiatry, psychology, and mental health nursing as well as social workers, and occupational therapists.

Preface
Part I. The Developmental Context and Developmental Disorders: 1. Human brain development: implications for Maladies of the male mind David Coghill
2. Autism spectrum disorders in males: considerations for outcomes and intervention Renee Testa and Bruce Tonge
3. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Males David Coghill
4. Pubertal development and mental illness in Males Joe Herbert
5. Schizophrenia in Males Erica Neill and David Castle
Part II. Body Image and Anxiety Disorders: 6. Ethnicity and male mental health Matthew Kelly and Dinesh Bughra
7. Gender dysphoria in men Jaco Erasmus
8. Body image disorders in men Scott Griffiths, Stuart Murray and David Castle
9. Anxiety disorders and OCD in men Rupert Goodman, Christine Lochner and Dan Stein
10. Post-traumatic stress disorder in men Sonia Terhaag, David Pedder, Alyssa Sbisa and David Forbes
Part III. Suicidality and Mood Disorders in Men: 11. Suicide and self harm in young men Philip Hazell
12. Depression: special issues in men Guy Goodwin
13. Postnatal depression in men Karen-Leigh Edward
14. Bipolar affective disorder: special issues for men Allan Young and Diego Hidalgo-Massei
Part IV. Violence, Sociopathy and Substance Misuse in Men: 15. Male offenders and mental health Daria Korobanova and Kimberlie Dean
16. Men's mental health and punishment Joel Eigen
17. Domestic violence and men's mental health Anna Taylor, Deirdre Macmanus and Louise Howard
18. Alcohol and substance misuse in men Yvonne Bonomo and J Buckley Lennox
Part V. Physical and Mental Health Overlap: 19. HIV and mental health in Males Ian Everall
20. Cardiovascular and other health problems in men: overlap with mental health Dave Thompson and Chantal Ski
21. Cancer and mental health: special issues in Males David Kissane
Part VI. Mental Health of Men in Later Life in Men: 22. Dementia: special issues in Males Terence Chong and Nicola Lautenschlager
23. Mental health of men in later life Osvaldo Almeida
Index.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Psychiatry [MMH]