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Addressing the mental health care needs of men and boys

Author: Ben Heyworth

Duration: 2 hours Last updated: 2024 Quality Assurance: Peer-reviewed Level: Students, Qualified nurses Language: English

Course description

This learning module explores mental health in men and boys and the impact of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on mental health inequalities. The module aims to enable nurses to identify common concerns, improve their awareness of the actions that healthcare practitioners can take, and to recognise and help reduce health inequalities among men and boys. The role of therapies and medication are also discussed.


Learning aims and intended outcomes

After completing this module and the time out activities, you should be able to:

  • Appreciate the prevalence of poor mental health for men and boys in the UK, and the associated risk factors.
  • Identify how intersectional and societal issues can increase the risk of poor mental health and reduce opportunities for effective interventions.
  • Recognise the difference between severe and enduring mental health issues and more common but less severe mental problems.
  • Broadly consider how mental health concerns are managed but also prevented in the NHS.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • The role of the nurse
  • Intersectional approaches
  • Managing concerns
  • Conclusion

Author

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Ben Heyworth
Survivorship network manager, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, England, honorary lecturer at The University of Manchester, England, and director, Arts for Health, Milton Keynes, England.

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Please note that information provided by RCNi Learning is not sufficient to ensure competence in the skill. Assessment of competence should take place in line with local practice. Practice should always align with local protocols and procedures, latest guidelines and any regulatory code. All modules should currently be viewed together with available national and local Covid-19 guidelines. For advice, go to www.rcn.org.uk/covid-19

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • The role of the nurse
  • Intersectional approaches
  • Managing concerns
  • Conclusion

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