# Traditional therapy may not be the answer for men with depression | Broadview

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**Created:** [August 19, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/traditional-therapy-may-not-be-the-answer-for-men-with-depression-broadview/2473 "2020-08-19T01:41:36Z")\
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> **[Traditional therapy may not be the answer for men with depression | Broadview...](https://broadview.org/men-mental-health/)**
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> Talk may be alienating for men, says one expert

  
This article suggests the approach to men’s mental health could be all wrong.  
“Men significantly underuse the mental health services available to them — only 30 percent of depressed males engage with common forms of treatment such as talk-based therapy.”  
The author explains her experience with her boyfriend who struggled with mental health, and how listening to what worked best for him allowed him to reinvigorate himself.