'It's caveman stuff, but that is to a certain extent how guys still operate': Men's Accounts of Masculinity and Help Seeking

Abstract: It is often assumed that men are reluctant to seek medical care. However, despite growing interest in masculinity and men’s health, few studies have focussed on …

'We've got to break down the shame': Portrayals of Men's Depression

Abstract: News articles play a role in reproducing or challenging stigma. Stigma, in turn, can be a barrier to men’s mental health help seeking. We used discursive analytic …

Male combat veterans' narratives of PTSD, masculinity, and health

Abstract: This article uniquely examines the ways a group of male combat veterans talk about masculinity and how, following post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), they performed …

Don't Tell: Military Culture and Male Rape

Abstract: The issue of sexual assault that occurs during military service has been a focus of attention over the past several years. Although approximately 50% of survivors of …

Unmaking Militarized Masculinity: Veterans and the Project of Military-to-Civilian Transition

Abstract: Feminist scholarship on war and militarization has typically focussed on the making of militarized masculinity. However, in this article, we shed light on the process of …

‘It’s in the Blood, isn’t it?’ The Contested Status of First World War Veterans in Second World War Civil Defence

Abstract: This article examines how ex-servicemen’s memories of the First World War shaped their experience of working in civil defence during the Second. In response to ongoing …

"Once a Soldier, a Soldier Forever": Exiled Zimbabwean Soldiers in South Africa

Abstract: Through military training, soldiers’ bodies are shaped and prepared for war and military-related duties. In the context these former Zimbabwean soldiers find …

The Effects of Surfing and the Natural Environment on the Well-Being of Combat Veterans

Abstract: Although researchers have identified the benefits of physical activity on well-being, there is little evidence concerning the effects of nature-based physical activity. …

Strong and Silent: Men, Masculinity, and Self-injury

Abstract: Self-injury is commonly reported to be primarily a female experience and rare among males. However, contemporary research suggests that this may not be the case and that …

Patriarchal Confusion? Making Sense of Gay and Lesbian Military Identity.

Abstact: This article investigates the possible uses of Cynthia Enloe’s idea of ‘patriarchal confusion’ in understanding gay and lesbian military identity. Through an …

Military Deployment, Masculinity and Trauma: Reviewing the Connections

Abstract: This article reviews the literature on deployment trauma and examines the limitations of conventional understandings of trauma as they relate to veterans' experiences. …

Competing Narratives: Hero and PTSD Stories Told by Male Veterans Returning

Abstract: This qualitative study seeks to extend the existing body of scholarly literature on returned veteran civilian reintegration by exploring "hero" and "Post-Traumatic …