From a 2018 article:
vancouversun.com
“Is there an actual need for more male psychologists?” asks co-founder John Barry, of University College London.
“Well, men appear to need psychological help. For instance, they commit suicide at over three times the rate of women. Yet they seek help less than women do. If we care about mental health, then we need to ask questions like ‘What can we do to improve help-seeking in men?’ and ‘Would men be more likely to seek therapy if they could see a male psychologist?’”
Bedi and his team are raising similar questions about the lack of research into male psychological issues, particularly given men’s much higher likelihood of death by suicide, in the workplace and from opioid overdoses.
Douglas Todd: Boys and men disappearing from psychology
Males are disappearing from the field of North American psychology — both as research subjects and as psychotherapists.
vancouversun.com
“Is there an actual need for more male psychologists?” asks co-founder John Barry, of University College London.
“Well, men appear to need psychological help. For instance, they commit suicide at over three times the rate of women. Yet they seek help less than women do. If we care about mental health, then we need to ask questions like ‘What can we do to improve help-seeking in men?’ and ‘Would men be more likely to seek therapy if they could see a male psychologist?’”
Bedi and his team are raising similar questions about the lack of research into male psychological issues, particularly given men’s much higher likelihood of death by suicide, in the workplace and from opioid overdoses.
