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. 2022 Apr;7(4):e008297.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-008297.

Meeting men's mental health needs during COVID-19 and beyond: a global health imperative

Ann Gottert  1 , Dominick Shattuck  2 , Julie Pulerwitz  3 , Myra Betron  4 , Courtney McLarnon  5 , Jasmine Danette Wilkins  2 , Tuo-Yen Tseng  2   6 ; Interagency Gender Working Group Male Engagement Task Force
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Meeting men's mental health needs during COVID-19 and beyond: a global health imperative

Ann Gottert et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; HIV; Maternal health; Mental Health & Psychiatry; Public Health.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Percentage of men reporting feelings of depression, by country. Data shown are from 1 September 2021 to 15 September 2021; similar percentages (±2%–3%) were reported since May 2021. Countries shown in grey do not have data. Statistical weights were applied to reflect age and gender distributions of each country. Depressive feelings was measured by the question, ‘During the past 7 days, how often did you feel so depressed that nothing could cheer you up?’ (except in the USA where the measure was: ‘In the past 7 days, how often have you felt depressed?’), with depression indicated by responding ‘some of the time’, ‘most of the time’ or ‘all of the time’. (Anxiety was measured in a similar fashion, with the question wording ‘During the past 7 days, how often did you feel so nervous that nothing could calm you down?’ except in the USA where the measure was: ‘In the past 7 days, how often have you felt nervous, anxious or on edge?’.).
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