The impact of media-based mental health campaigns on male help-seeking: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: More than half of all men do not seek professional help for depression, suicide and anxiety. Although media-based campaigns represent a promising health promotion intervention to improve male help-seeking, it is unclear what communication strategies in extant mental health media-based campaigns are effective for men. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize information about the effectiveness of these campaigns on male help-seeking outcomes. A search was conducted of electronic databases and gray literature. Studies were eligible if they examined the effectiveness of a media-based campaign targeting male help-seeking attitudes, beliefs, intentions or behaviors in relation to mental disorders, distress, suicide or self-harm. Twenty-two studies of varying quality met the eligibili

SUBMITTER: Duthie G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11369358 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature