The meaning of this study is to analyze the current research about resource-enhancing mental health care for Finnish men. The questions are: What is resource-enhancing work and how is the view of the resource-enhancing mental health care work in current research with emphasize on men?

The method in this study is latent content analyze. I have analyzed seven research about this topic and the outcome of this study in resource-enhancing mental health care work for the Finnish men is to focus on psychosocial support, life control – strengthening of individuals own resources and multi-professional work. The conclusion about this is that mental health care work is more attractive with a low threshold and holistic view.

In the research it appears that Nordic men seek later help in mental health care compared to women. It is important that mental health care cooperate with the social services for this work with the difference in help-seeking behavior. Men seek more often contact with the social care because they have more drug problems than women. Mental health illness is a public disease with many consequences for the people and their relatives’ life quality.