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This review article provides a thematic synthesis and overview of 30 years of research into the study of men and masculinity in men's magazines. This study highlights the utility of Men's Health magazine in promoting health and brings into question whether the current representation of masculinity works towards improving or decreasing the health of Australian men. A fourth theme, the new man, was also identified revealing a shift in attitudes towards nutrition and style.ĭespite this shift in the representation of masculinity, hegemonic ideals remain dominant in the construction of Australian masculinity in this popular men's health and lifestyle magazine. Three themes supporting hegemonic masculine discourses were revealed: a forged physique (hetero)sexual prowess and career dominance. Six issues were examined, from April 2016 to September 2016. This study conducted a critical discourse analysis of Australia's most popular men's health and lifestyle magazine, Men's Health, in order to understand how health is presented to men. Men's health and lifestyle magazines are a popular medium through which hegemonic ideals of masculinity are displayed, influencing the way men behave and think about health.1, 2

The findings highlighted that, patients with CMDs seeking treatment in an Indian tertiary care setting rated psychotherapy as higher on acceptability than medication and indicated a preference for psychotherapy, either as a stand-alone treatment or in combination with medication. Roughly half of the participants preferred either psychotherapy alone or a combination treatment. Psychotherapy was seen to be more effective, appropriate, having less risks of side effects, more convenient, associated with greater willingness and had greater overall acceptability than medications. The study involved fifty participants with CMDs who were administered the Treatment Acceptability and Preference measure for psychotherapy and medication and asked to indicate their preference for psychotherapy, medication or combined treatment. The present study explored treatment acceptability for medication and psychotherapy in persons with common mental health conditions availing outpatient services in a tertiary care setting in India. A significant proportion of the general population suffers from common mental disorders (CMD) and psychological interventions are recognized as the first line of interventions for the same.