Vol. 2, No. 5 (Spring 2005) | 40 pages | PDF (2 MB)

Background

• Editor's Message (Christina Martens)

• At the Intersection of Biology and Culture [guest editorial] (Aaron White)

• Men's Mental Health: A silent crisis (Frances Bartlett)

• A Snapshot of Seniors' Lives: Depression, suicide darken the later years (Chris Johnson)

• Boys, and How We Can Reach Them (Anita Roberts) [exclusively-online article]

• Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Men Are Dissatisfied After All (Todd G. Morrison)

• Are Men Self-Medicating? (Sarah Hamid-Balma)

• Sexual Abuse and Addiction in Men (Jim Cullen)

• Understanding Suicide Risk Among Young Men (Jennifer White)

Experiences and Perspectives

• A 'Big, Strong Man' (Spencer McDonald)

• Men are Dying, and 'Dying' for Mental Health Research! (James Hodgins)

• RESPECT: A rap song for teens (Noah Davis)

• Male, Chinese and Immigrant: Mental health shame runs deep (Andrew Lee)

• A Mirror Image? Men and mental illness in Canadian and Chinese cultures (Cynthia Row)

• Nurture over nature: Relearning that sharing feelings is healthy (Rodney Baker)

• My Journey: From blowing up rock to taming bipolar disorder (Stewart Ludtke)

• About a Man Who Suffered Needlessly (Frank G. Sterle, Jr.)

• Too Proud to Ask for Help (Ian Chovil)

• My Double Life (Ian Ross)

• The Tragedy of Self-Medicating: Personal and workplace loss (Rafe Mair)

• Female-to-Male Youth (Gail A. Knudson)

Alternatives and Approaches

• Extreme Kindness and Mental Health (Brad Stokes-Bennett)

• Postpartum Depression: In men? (Laurynas Navidauskas)

• Men Have Eating Disorders Too: A retreat approach (Gary Holdgrafer)

Regional Programs

• Men's Empowerment for Learning and Living (Leanne McKenna)

• Wellness Gathering: Contributing to the mental health of First Nation men (Brian Muth)

• Gayway: Supporting gay men (Phillip Banks)

• Nothing's Wrong: A man's guide to managing his feelings [book review] (Aaron White)

• Resources