Editorials
A series of editorials in the American Journal of Men’s Health (SAGE) is exploring mental health, including depression, anxiety, and suicide, in males across the lifespan. The first 2 of 6 are seen below.
Editorial # 1
The Crisis in Male Mental Health: A Call to Action
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1557988320936504
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1557988320936504
American Journal of Men’s Health, Volume: 14 issue: 4,
Article first published online: July 7, 2020; Issue published: July 1, 2020
Demetrius Porche, DNS, PhD, ANEF, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN
Editor-In-Chief
American Journal of Men’s Health
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA.
https://nursing.lsuhsc.edu/Apps/FacultyDirectory/Info/default.aspx?ID=dporch
Salvatore J. Giorgianni, Jr., PharmD
Sr. Science Adviser
Men’s Health Network
President, Griffon Consulting Group, Inc.
Nashville, TN
Excerpt
This is the first in a series of six planned editorials that will address the ever-growing problem of mental health issues in boys and men. This editorial series is based on a landmark conference “Behavioral Health Aspects of Depression and Anxiety In the American Male” (BHADAAM) published by the Men’s Health Network in 2019 (Giorgianni & Brott, 2019), which brought together 25 highly regarded experts in mental health and men’s health.
Editorial # 2
Males and Mental Health Stigma
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1557988320949322
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1557988320949322
American Journal of Men’s Health, Volume: 14 issue: 4,
Article first published online: August 19, 2020
Benita N. Chatmon, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE,
Assistant Dean for Clinical Nursing Education
School of Nursing
LSU Health New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
https://nursing.lsuhsc.edu/Apps/FacultyDirectory/Info/default.aspx?ID=bnwoko
Excerpt
Over a year ago, I had the privilege to sit along with 24 notable experts in mental and men’s health to discuss the behavioral aspects of mental health in the American male, particularly assessing depression and anxiety. One in five adults (an estimated 43 million people) experience a mental illness in the United States every year (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2019). Although both men and women are affected by mental illness, it is oftentimes overlooked in males.
The paper and summary resulting from the May 10, 2019 meeting
The summary:
http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/depression-anxiety-males-report-summary.pdf
Full paper:
http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/depression-anxiety-males-report.pdf
Spanish version (summary):
http://www.menshealthnetwork.org/library/depression-anxiety-males-report-summary-spanish.pdf
That meeting followed a Congressional briefing on Veterans and Active Military: Mental Health and Suicide Issues
A 2016 Dialogue on Men’s Health White House conference explored a wide variety of male mental and physical health issues and included key White House staff, NFL team programs, and a presentation by a survivor of a Golden Gate Bridge suicide attempt.
https://www.menshealthnetwork.org/2016-white-house-dialogue-on-mens-health