Table Of ContentA TreATmenT ImprovemenT proTocol
Addressing the Specific
Behavioral Health
Needs of Men
TIP 56
A TreATmenT ImprovemenT proTocol
Addressing the Specific
Behavioral Health
Needs of Men
TIP 56
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
1 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, MD 20857
Addressing the Specific Behavioral Health Needs of Men
Acknowledgments
This publication was produced by The CDM Group, Inc. (CDM) under the Knowledge Appli
cation Program (KAP) contract numbers 270-99-7072, 270-04-7049, and 270-09-0307 with the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). Andrea Kopstein, Ph.D., M.P.H., Karl D. White, Ed.D.,
and Christina Currier served as the Contracting Officer’s Representatives.
Disclaimer
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endorsement by SAMHSA or HHS for these opinions or for particular instruments, software, or
resources is intended or should be inferred.
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Recommended Citation
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Addressing the Specific Behavioral
Health Needs of Men. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 56. HHS Publication No.
(SMA) 13-4736. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
2013.
Originating Office
Quality Improvement and Workforce Development Branch, Division of Services Improvement,
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin
istration, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857.
HHS Publication No. (SMA) 13-4736
First Printed 2013
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Contents
Consensus Panel ............................................................ v
KAP Expert Panel and Federal Government Participants ........................... vii
What Is a TIP? ............................................................ ix
Foreword ................................................................. xi
Executive Summary ........................................................ xiii
Chapter 1: Creating the Context ............................................... 1
Introduction ...............................................................1
Defining Sex and Gender .....................................................2
Defining Substance Abuse and Substance Dependence .............................2
Conceptual Frameworks of Masculinity and Male Roles .............................3
Gender Role Conflict and Masculine Role Stress ..................................8
Men’s Substance Abuse .......................................................8
State of the Field...........................................................10
Audience for This TIP ......................................................11
Chapter 2: Screening and Assessment .......................................... 13
Introduction ..............................................................13
Screening and Assessment of Men .............................................13
Comprehensive Screening and Assessment ......................................14
Chapter 3: Treatment Issues for Men ........................................... 27
Introduction ..............................................................27
Treating Men for Substance Abuse: General Considerations ........................27
Counselors’ Gender: Some Considerations ......................................31
Counseling Men Who Have Difficulty Accessing or Expressing Emotions .............40
Counseling Men Who Feel Excessive Shame ....................................44
Counseling Men With Histories of Violence ....................................46
Counseling Men About Sexual Issues ..........................................52
Family Issues ..............................................................59
Spirituality and Religion .....................................................65
Chapter 4: Working With Specific Populations of Men in Behavioral Health Settings ..... 67
Introduction ..............................................................67
Men With Co-Occurring Disorders ...........................................67
Men With Physical Health Problems ..........................................82
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Men From Different Age Groups .............................................86
Gay and Bisexual Men ......................................................89
Men With Employment or Career-Related Issues ................................90
Men With Systems-Related Needs ............................................92
Men From Diverse Cultural and Geographic Groups ..............................95
Conclusion ..............................................................100
Chapter 5: Treatment Modalities and Settings ................................... 101
Introduction .............................................................101
Detoxification ............................................................101
Treatment Modalities ......................................................102
Treatment Strategies .......................................................111
Treatment Settings ........................................................115
Mutual-Help Groups ......................................................118
Community Influences .....................................................122
Helping Men Live With the Residual Effects of Substance Abuse ...................124
Appendix A—Bibliography ................................................. 125
Appendix B—Glossary ..................................................... 197
Appendix C—Resource Panel ............................................... 201
Appendix D—Field Reviewers ............................................... 203
Appendix E—Acknowledgments ............................................. 206
Index .................................................................. 207
Exhibits
Exhibit 1-1: Lifetime Substance Use in the General Population Ages 12 and Older (2008) ...10
Exhibit 1-2: Treatment Admissions by Primary Substance of Abuse ..................10
Exhibit 3-1: Node-Link Map .................................................32
Exhibit 3-2: Anger Management Counseling Techniques ...........................43
Exhibit 4-1: Assumptions and Adaptations Used in M-TREM ......................72
Exhibit 4-2: Rates of Co-Occurring Personality Disorders Among Men With
a Substance Use Disorder ...................................................80
Exhibit 4-3: Age-Adjusted Rates of Suicide per 100,000 Individuals in 2006
by Race/Ethnicity ........................................................82
Exhibit 4-4: Primary Substance of Abuse According to Cultural/Ethnic Group
Among Men Admitted for Treatment ........................................96
Exhibit 5-1: Time Out! For Men .............................................105
Exhibit 5-2: Goals and Techniques for Working With Male Clients in Couples and
Family Therapy ........................................................110
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Consensus Panel
Chair
Glenn E. Good, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Patrick Reilly, Ph.D.
Department of Educational, School and
Associate Chief
Counseling Psychology
Mental Health Service
University of Missouri–Columbia
Community-Based Outpatient Clinic
Columbia, MO
Santa Rosa Veterans Affairs
Associate Clinical Professor Panelists
Department of Psychiatry
Louis E. Baxter, Sr., M.D., FASAM
University of California San Francisco
Executive Director
Santa Rosa, CA
Physicians Health Program
Co-Chair Medical Society of New Jersey
Lawrenceville, NJ
William S. Pollack, Ph.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor
Rodger L. Beatty, Ph.D., LSW
Department of Psychiatry Assistant Professor
Director University of Pittsburgh
Harvard Medical School Pittsburgh, PA
Centers for Men and Young Men
McLean Hospital Terry Beartusk, B.A., CAS III
Executive Director
Belmont, MA
Thunder Child Treatment Center
Workgroup Managers Sheridan, WY
Gary R. Brooks, Ph.D. Harold O. Braithwaite, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Department of Psychology
Baylor University Morehouse College
Temple, TX Atlanta, GA
Thomas E. Freese, Ph.D. John P. de Miranda, Ed.M.
Director Executive Director
University of California–Los Angeles National Association on Alcohol, Drugs and
Integrated Substance Abuse Programs Disability, Inc.
Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology San Mateo, CA
Transfer Center
Los Angeles, CA
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Robert K. Edmundson, M.A., M.S.W. Jerry Pattillo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Chief, Chemical Dependency Services
Department of Behavioral Medicine and Department of Psychiatry
Psychiatry Kaiser Medical Center
West Virginia University San Francisco, CA
Morgantown, WV
Thomas A. Peltz, M.Ed., CAS
Natarajan Elangovan, M.D., M.P.H. Therapist/Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Clinical Director Private Practice
Meadowview Psychiatric Hospital Beverly Farms, MA
Secaucus, NJ
David J. Powell, Ph.D.
Thomas L. Geraty, Ph.D., LICSW President
Jamaica Plain, MA International Center for Health Concerns, Inc.
East Granby, CT
Jan Ligon, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Professor Luis B. Rosell, M.A., Psy.D.
School of Social Work Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Georgia State University LBR Psychological Consultants
Atlanta, GA Mount Pleasant, IA
William M. Liu, Ph.D. Eddie B. Sample, Jr., M.S.Ed.
Assistant Professor in Counseling Psychology Research Associate
Division of Psychological and Quantitative Rehabilitation, Research and Training Center
Foundations on Drugs and Disability
University of Iowa Wright State University
Iowa City, IA Trotwood, OH
Irmo Marini, Ph.D., CRC, CLCP, FVE Bernard Segal, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator Director
Rehabilitative Services Program Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies
College of Health Sciences and Human University of Alaska–Anchorage
Services Anchorage, AK
University of Texas–Pan American
Addiction Technology Transfer
Edinburg, TX
Center Representative
Thomas J. McMahon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor John Porter
Yale University School of Medicine Technology Transfer Specialist
West Haven, CT Northwest Frontier Addiction Technology
Transfer Center
Michael Mobley, Ph.D., M.Ed.
Salem, OR
Assistant Professor in Counseling Psychology
Department of Educational, School and
Counseling Psychology
University of Missouri–Columbia
Columbia, MO
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KAP Expert Panel and Federal
Government Participants
Barry S. Brown, Ph.D. Jerry P. Flanzer, D.S.W., LCSW, CAC
Adjunct Professor Chief, Services
University of North Carolina–Wilmington Division of Clinical and Services Research
Carolina Beach, NC National Institute on Drug Abuse
Bethesda, MD
Jacqueline Butler, M.S.W., LISW, LPCC,
CCDC III, CJS Michael Galer, D.B.A.
Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Chairman
College of Medicine Graduate School of Business
University of Cincinnati University of Phoenix– Greater Boston
Cincinnati, OH Campus
Braintree, MA
Deion Cash
Executive Director Renata J. Henry, M.Ed.
Community Treatment and Correction Director
Center, Inc. Division of Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, and
Canton, OH Mental Health
Delaware Department of Health and Social
Debra A. Claymore, M.Ed.Adm.
Services
Owner/Chief Executive Officer
New Castle, DE
WC Consulting, LLC
Loveland, CO Joel Hochberg, M.A.
President
Carlo C. DiClemente, Ph.D.
Asher & Partners
Chair
Los Angeles, CA
Department of Psychology
University of Maryland Baltimore County Jack Hollis, Ph.D.
Baltimore, MD Associate Director
Center for Health Research
Catherine E. Dube, Ed.D.
Kaiser Permanente
Independent Consultant
Portland, OR
Brown University
Providence, RI
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Mary Beth Johnson, M.S.W. Everett Rogers, Ph.D.
Director Center for Communications Programs
Addiction Technology Transfer Center Johns Hopkins University
University of Missouri–Kansas City Baltimore, MD
Kansas City, MO
Jean R. Slutsky, P.A., M.S.P.H.
Eduardo Lopez, B.S. Senior Health Policy Analyst
Executive Producer Agency for Healthcare Research and
EVS Communications Quality
Washington, DC Rockville, MD
Holly A. Massett, Ph.D. Nedra Klein Weinreich, M.S.
Academy for Educational Development President
Washington, DC Weinreich Communications
Canoga Park, CA
Diane Miller
Chief Clarissa Wittenberg
Scientific Communications Branch Director
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Office of Communications and Public
Alcoholism Liaison
Bethesda, MD National Institute of Mental Health
Kensington, MD
Harry B. Montoya, M.A.
President/Chief Executive Officer Consulting Members
Hands Across Cultures
Espanola, NM Paul Purnell, M.A.
Social Solutions, LLC
Richard K. Ries, M.D.
Potomac, MD
Director/Professor
Outpatient Mental Health Services Scott Ratzan, M.D., M.P.A., M.A.
Dual Disorder Programs Academy for Educational Development
Seattle, WA Washington, DC
Gloria M. Rodriguez, D.S.W. Thomas W. Valente, Ph.D.
Research Scientist Director
Division of Addiction Services Master of Public Health Program
New Jersey Department of Health and Department of Preventive Medicine
Senior Services School of Medicine
Trenton, NJ University of Southern California
Alhambra, CA
Patricia A. Wright, Ed.D.
Independent Consultant
Baltimore, MD
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What Is a TIP?
Treatment Improvement Protocols (TIPs) are developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS). TIPs are best practice guidelines for the treatment of substance use disorders.
TIPs draw on the experience and knowledge of clinical, research, and administrative experts to
evaluate the quality and appropriateness of various forms of treatment. TIPs are distributed to
facilities and individuals across the country. Published TIPs can be accessed via the Internet at
http://kap.samhsa.gov.
Although each TIP strives to include an evidence base for the practices it recommends,
SAMHSA recognizes that the field of substance abuse treatment is continually evolving, and re
search frequently lags behind the innovations pioneered in the field. A major goal of each TIP is
to convey front-line information quickly but responsibly. If research supports a particular ap
proach, citations are provided.
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