Obstacles to identification, help-seeking behaviour and treatment of depression in East Asian men : the role of gender and culture

• Main Authors: Ong, Ruolin, Ang, Joan Liting, Mah, Willy Wei Lin
• Other Authors: Joyce Pang Shu Min
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52740
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The low prevalence rate of depression in East Asian males is inconsistent with the prevalence rates for other indicators of depression, such as suicide. This paper aims to investigate factors concerning the prevalence rate of East Asian male depression by addressing three barriers to the diagnosis...