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Title: The Pain Behind the Mask: Overcoming Masculine Depression by John Lynch, Christopher T. Kilmartin ISBN: 0-7890-0558-1 Publisher: Haworth (T) Pub. Date: May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: male insights
Comment: an informative read into male depression. there are a lot of books out there on this subject matter. this one is written with an ease to understand and with a flow that keeps it smooth
Rating: 4
Summary: we need more books like this
Comment: I have recommended this book to many friends and clients, and it has been very helpful to them. In the process of ordering another copy, I just read a review that refers to it as "a waste of time" for men. I disagree! But then again, no book is a one-size fits all...
This book is a better fit for men who have been depressed in an atypical way and who need a different perspective to understand themselves and get better. (The current working model of depression reflects more culturally "feminine" traits.) This book suggests that when a man abuses alcohol or drugs, becomes aggressive after a loss, or intimidates others with his 'bad moods', it is easy to overlook the vulnerable emotions behind self-destructive behaviors and violent behaviors. It's just as easy to miss the underlying clinical depression. The core value of this book is to suggest that we look beneath the mask. Written more as a self-help book than a textbook, it is shorter on theory and research than I like. But it is geared to a lay audience and succeeds in this way. There are many case studies and practical suggestions that the author's have successfully used in clinical practice.
Simply put, this book has been needed for quite a while. But it may not fit everyone in the same way.
Rating: 1
Summary: Overcome Male Depression: Become A Panty-Waist
Comment: This is overly simplistic, leftist, academic tripe with the following bottom line premise: men are miserable, depressed, violent creatures because our parents raised us up to be ... well, men.
Call me cynical, but I'm suspicious of authors who use a Preface to essentially disavow any resposibility or even legitimacy for the treacle they are about to set forth. I guess it is important to know though that the book is based on a lot of their personal experiences and that writing it was a marvelous bonding experience for them.
Having established their loophole and "sensitivity credentials" the authors proceed to parrot the feminist agenda. It soon occurs to the reader that, from the authors' perspective, the Charlton Heston's and John Wayne's of the world are inherently depressed beyond belief while the Woody Allen's are almost manic.
My bottom line: if you're a man this book is a waste of time.
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Title: I DONT WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT: OVERCOMING THE SECRET LEGACY OF MALE DEPRESSION by Terrence Real ISBN: 0684835398 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 02 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Unmasking Male Depression by Archibald D. Hart ISBN: 0849940702 Publisher: Word Publishing Pub. Date: 02 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: How Can I Get Through to You? Closing the Intimacy Gap Between Men and Women by Terrence Real ISBN: 0684868784 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 24 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: What To Do When Someone You Love Is Depressed : A Practical, Compassionate, and Helpful Guide for Caregivers by Mitch Golant, Susan K. Golant ISBN: 080505829X Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: If Men Could Talk: Unlocking the Secret Language of Men by Alon Gratch ISBN: 0316178683 Publisher: Little Brown & Co (Pap) Pub. Date: 06 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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