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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2019

Men's Depression and Suicide.

John L Oliffe, Emma Rossnagel, Zac E Seidler, David Kealy, John S Ogrodniczuk, Simon M Rice

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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70citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
17.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 174 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

John L OliffeSchool of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. john.oliffe@ubc.ca.
Emma RossnagelSchool of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Zac E SeidlerSchool of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
David KealyDepartment of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
John S OgrodniczukDepartment of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Simon M RiceOrygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Centre for Youth, Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
University of British Columbia · CAOrygen Youth Health · AUThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewTo explore recent research evidence addressing men's depression and suicide. Included are discussions of recent literature investigating male depression symptoms, and men's depression and suicidality help-seeking and engagement with professional mental health care services. RECENT

findingsSpecific externalizing symptoms of substance misuse, risk-taking, and poor impulse control among men indicate the need for gender-sensitized depression screening and risk assessments. The reticence of some men for seeking professional health care has drawn public awareness raising and de-stigmatizing efforts, while clinical guidelines for working with boys and men have been offered to better serve men seeking help for depression and/or suicidality. There is a strengthening case for male depression comprising specific externalizing symptomology, and these findings, along with high male suicide rates (including men who are seemingly in care), indicate the need for tailored approaches to men's depression and suicide prevention.

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Men's HealthMental Health ServicesSuicideSuicide PreventionDepressionDepressive DisorderHumansMaleSubstance-Related DisordersExternalizing depressive symptomsMale depressionMen’s mental health help-seekingMen’s suicidality

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PMID31522267
OpenAlexW2972436673

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