World Health Organization "School Mental Health Manual"-based training for school teachers in Urban Lahore, Pakistan: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2018 Background The teacher’s role in school mental health initiatives cannot be overemphasized. Despite global evidence of educational interventions in improving teachers’ knowledge and attitudes regarding mental health, this area remains under researched in
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Evidence-Based Programs & Measures Of Mental Health Literacy among Adolescents: A Narrative Research Review [PDF]
, 2020 Evidence-Based Programs & Measures Of Mental Health Literacy among Adolescents: A Narrative Research Review Roxana Naemi, Dept. of Psychology, Sabrina Hawa, & Chloe Walker, Dept. of Psychology Graduate Student, with Dr. Chelsea D. Williams, Dept.
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Empathy and Mental Health Literacy
HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2017 Background: There is growing literature on mental health literacy (MHL), but few studies have conducted research on anything more than demographic predictors of MHL. We believe that those who are more empathic would be more interested in and more knowledgeable about mental illnesses. Objective:
Adrian Furnham, Paula Sjokvist
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A pilot randomized controlled study of the mental health first aid elearning course with UK medical students [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Medical students face many barriers to seeking out professional help for their mental health, including stigma relating to mental illness, and often prefer to seek support and advice from fellow students.
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The Internet and mental health literacy
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2000 Objective: This paper describes the informational and treatment opportunities offered by the Worldwide Web (WWW) and comments on the advantages, disadvantages and potential dangers of its role in mental health and mental health research. Method: Two perspectives are taken: (i) the impact of the Web from the point of view of the clinician (the ...
Christensen, Helen, Griffiths, Kathleen
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Comparing mental health literacy and physical health literacy: an exploratory study [PDF]
Journal of Mental Health, 2017 This study compared mental health and physical health literacy using five health problems from each area.The aim was to determine whether the same group had better physical than mental health literacy Method: A sample of 263 participants completed an online questionnaire requiring them to name a problem/illness described in 10 vignettes and suggest ...
Wickstead, R, Furnham, A
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Male professional footballers’ experiences of mental health difficulties and help-seeking [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives: Male professional footballers (soccer) represent an at-risk population of developing mental health difficulties and not accessing professional support. One in four current footballers report mental health difficulties.
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British Journal of Psychiatry, 2000 BackgroundAlthough the benefits of public knowledge of physical diseases are widely accepted, knowledge about mental disorders (mental health literacy) has been comparatively neglected.AimsTo introduce the concept of mental health literacy to a wider audience, to bring together diverse research relevant to the topic and to identify gaps in the area ...
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Mental Health Literacy in Young Adults: Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018 Mental health literacy (MHL) is considered a prerequisite for early recognition and intervention in mental disorders, and for this reason, it has become a focus of research over the past few decades. Assessing this construct is relevant for identifying knowledge gaps and erroneous beliefs concerning mental health issues, to inform the development of ...
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Exploring the relationship between social class, mental illness stigma and mental health literacy using British national survey data [PDF]
, 2014 This is the accepted manuscript version. The final version is available from Sage at http://hea.sagepub.com/content/19/4/413.abstract.The relationship between social class and mental illness stigma has received little attention in recent years.
Holman, Daniel
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