Citation

Evans DJ, Pillay AL. Psychol. Rep. 2009; 104(3): 773-783.

Affiliation

University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19708404

Abstract

Over a 1-yr. period, 70 men attended district level clinical psychology services in Msunduzi, South Africa. The mean age was 35.9 yr., and 80% had secondary education. Only 65.7% attended of their own accord. 51% were unemployed, 71.4% had financial problems, 44.3% admitted to substance abuse, 74.3% reported relationship problems, and 14.3% admitted to being violent toward their partners. Suicidal ideation was the commonest referral problem, while mood disorder was the most frequent diagnosis. Clinicians estimated that 75.7% of these men had low self-esteem. 45.8% (34) perceived their partner as disengaged, enmeshed, or oppressive.

Language: en