Synen på psykisk ohälsa i en mansdominerad organisation

Sammanfattning: In this paper we examine the view of mental illness is in a male dominated organization and what strategies are used to handle mental illness by the organization and the individual. We conduct semi structured qualitative interviews with persons who have in some way been in contact with mental illness within the organisation, we then encode our material from a themed analysis. We analyze the material and illustrate our problem area on the basis of Erving Goffmans theories of interaction and on R.W. Connells theory of hegemonic masculinity. We also show how previous studies of how men seek help for mental illness can help to enlighten our research area. Our survey shows that the general idea of how men talks about mental illness is not quite accurate and the way men speak about the subject is contextual. The survey also shows that the organization’s and the individual’s way of dealing with mental illness differs. Also in this area it appears that the strategies are contextually bound. The themes that are used in the survey are: The view of mental illness, Strategies to handle mental illness and unity. Finally, we conclude that the view on mental illness and how you handle it is highly individual, but there are tendencies that show that the surrounding work environment has an effect on it.