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Schools as a Source of Mental Health Literacy: Adjusting and Validating a Mental Health Literacy Scale

Health Promotion Practice, 2023
Over the last decade, there has been a growing interest in mental health literacy (MHL) in health promotion, largely motivated by increased awareness of MHL as a modifiable determinant of mental health. Accordingly, MHL has been associated with the health-promoting school approach emerging over the last 20 years.
Hanne Nissen Bjørnsen, Gunnar Bjørnebekk, Christian Brandmo   +2 more
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Role of academic library in creating students’ mental health literacy

Record and Library Journal, 2022
Background of the study: Mental health literacy is a very important skill because mental health is as important as physical health. University students must have mental health literacy because they face heavy pressure in the learning process and in ...
Neneng Komariah, Encang Saepudin, Rizki Nurislaminingsih   +2 more
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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 ...
Christensen, Helen, Griffiths, Kathleen
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Levels of Covid fear in a sample of adolescents: does mental health literacy helps?

INFAD, 2022
Background: The Covid-19 pandemic generated great fear and anxiety across the world. Debates concerning mental health promotion and mental illness prevention have reinforced the importance of promoting mental health literacy and providing psychological ...
Maria da Luz Vale Dias, Mariana Maia de Carvalho   +1 more
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Age differences in mental health literacy [PDF]

Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 2006
The community's knowledge and beliefs about mental health problems, their risk factors, treatments and sources of help may vary as a function of age.Data were taken from an epidemiological survey conducted during 2003-2004 with a national clustered sample of Australian adults aged 18 years and over.
Farrer, Louise, Leach, L. S., Griffiths, Kathleen M, Christensen, Helen, Jorm, Anthony F   +4 more
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The correlation between health literacy and mental health literacy in Turkish Society

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2022
The study aims to determine the correlation between health literacy (HL) and mental health literacy (MHL) in Turkish society.This study was a cross-sectional survey, a form of quantitative research. Data were collected from participants with the personal information form, Turkish Health Literacy Scale, and Mental Health Literacy Scale.The study found ...
Şenay Akgün, Makbule Tokur Kesgin, Hümeyra Hançer Tok   +2 more
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Mental Health Literacy and Dementia [PDF]

Psychiatry International, 2021
This study aimed to investigate mental health literacy (MHL) with respect to dementia. Three forms of dementia were investigated. In all, 167 participants completed an online questionnaire which consisted of five vignettes that described the three dementia conditions, as well as depression and typical ageing.
Carr, Hannah, Furnham, Adrian
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Mental Health Literacy and its Relationship with Positive Mental Health in Iranian Adolescents [PDF]

International Journal of School Health
Background: Adolescents’ mental health can have significant effects on their well-being; Inadequate Mental Health Literacy (MHL) is also a global concern.
Mahnaz Solhi, Zahra Saboohi, Mahsa Nazarnia, Fateme Gudarzi, Leila Roodaki, Roghayeh Nouri   +5 more
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Relationship Among Physical Literacy, Mental Health, and Resilience in College Students

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Objectives: The objective of the study is to examine the relationship among physical literacy, mental health, and resilience in college students.Methods: The study is a cross-sectional study.
Ruisi Ma, Ruisi Ma, Ting Liu, Kim Wai Raymond Sum, Tianyu Gao, Minghui Li, Siu Ming Choi, Yan Huang, Wenyi Xiang   +8 more
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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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