Hi Niamh, my methodology: Interviewing the client, includes rating progress/goal attainment on a scale (quantifiying results) watching (psychophysiological reactions), discussing or/and watching critical incidents. In this case ("Jürgen) the client showed clear reactions in the in sensu confrontation with alcoholic beverages. Sometimes I use questionaire and test. Not this time because the client comes once a year for catamnesis. Best, Christoph

Hi Niamh

There is a lot of great literature out there in this area. You may find it beneficial to check out some of the work being done by the Men's Health Research Team at the University of British Columbia http://menshealthresearch.ubc.ca/

John Oliffe and the rest of the team are doing some excellent work in this area

Brownhill, S., Wilhelm, K., Barclay, L., & Schmied, V. (2005). "Big build": Hidden depression in men. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39(10), 921-231.

Creighton, G., & Oliffe, J. L. (2010). Theorising masculinities and men's health: A brief history with a view to practice. Health Sociology Review, 19(4), 409-418. doi:10.5172/hesr.2010.19.4.409

Johnson, J. L., Oliffe, J. L., Kelly, M. T., Galdas, P., & Ogrodniczuk, J. S. (2012). Men's discourses of help-seeking in the context of depression. Sociology of Health & Illness, 34(3), 345-361. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01372.x

McCusker, M. G., & Galupo, M. P. (2011). The Impact of Men Seeking Help for Depression on Perceptions of Masculine and Feminine Characteristics. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 12(3), 275-284. doi:10.1037/a0021071

O'Brien, R., Hunt, K., & Hart, G. (2005). 'It's caveman stuff, but that is to a certain extent how guys still operate': men's accounts of masculinity and help seeking. Social Science & Medicine, 61(3), 503-516 514p.

Oliffe, J. L., Galdas, P. M., Han, C. S. E., & Kelly, M. T. (2013). Faux masculinities among college men who experience depression. Health (London, England : 1997), 17(1), 75-92. doi:10.1177/1363459312447256

Oliffe, J. L., Kelly, M. T., Johnson, J. L., Bottorff, J. L., Gray, R. E., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., & Galdas, P. M. (2010). Masculinities and college men's depression: Recursive relationships. Health Sociology Review, 19(4), 465-477. doi:10.5172/hesr.2010.19.4.465

Oliffe, J. L., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Gordon, S. J., Creighton, G., Kelly, M., Black, N., & Mackenzie, C. (2016). Stigma in Male Depression and Suicide: A Canadian Sex Comparison Study. Community Mental Health Journal, 1-9. doi:10.1007/s10597-015-9986-x

Oliffe, J. L., & Phillips, M. J. (2008). Men, depression and masculinities: A review and recommendations. Journal of Men's Health, 5(3), 194-202.

Ridge, D., Emslie, C., & White, A. (2011). Understanding how men experience, express and cope with mental distress: where next? Sociology of Health & Illness, 33(1), 145-159. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01266.x

Rochlen, A. B., Paterniti, D. A., Epstein, R. M., Duberstein, P., Willeford, L., & Kravitz, R. L. (2010). Barriers in Diagnosing and Treating Men With Depression: A Focus Group Report. American Journal of Men's Health, 4(2), 167-175. doi:10.1177/1557988309335823

Roy, P., Tremblay, G., & Robertson, S. (2014). Help-seeking among Male Farmers: Connecting Masculinities and Mental Health. Sociologia Ruralis, 54(4), 460-476. doi:10.1111/soru.12045

Sierra Hernandez, C. A., Oliffe, J. L., Joyce, A. S., Söchting, I., & Ogrodniczuk, J. S. (2014). Treatment preferences among men attending outpatient psychiatric services. Journal of Mental Health, 23(2), 83-87. doi:10.3109/09638237.2013.869573

Skärsäter, I., Dencker, K., Häggström, L., & Fridlund, B. (2003). A salutogenetic perspective on how men cope with major depression in daily life, with the help of professional and lay support. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 40(2), 153-162. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7489(02)00044-5

Spendelow, J. S. (2015). Men's self-reported coping strategies for depression: A systematic review of qualitative studies. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 16(4), 439-447.

Tang, M. O. T., Oliffe, J. L., Galdas, P. M., Phinney, A., & Han, C. S. (2014). College men's depression-related help-seeking: a gender analysis. Journal of Mental Health, 23(5), 219-224 216p. doi:10.3109/09638237.2014.910639

Hope this helps

Peter