@article{ref1,
title="The male experience of depression",
journal="Perspectives in psychiatric care",
year="1997",
author="Heifner, C.",
volume="33",
number="2",
pages="10-18",
abstract="TOPIC: Men's lived experience of depressionMETHODS: A qualitative study using grounded theory (N = 14). FINDINGS: The men interviewed experienced rigid, traditional role identities; expectations related to performance; emotional distance from others; the loss of control; the hidden self; depression as a force; substance use and abuse; suicide as a means of taking control; and late entry into treatment. CONCLUSION: Beliefs about being male are challenged by the illness, and challenge the process of treatment and recovery.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0031-5990",
doi="10.1111/j.1744-6163.1997.tb00536.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6163.1997.tb00536.x"
}