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Health in the 'hidden population' of people with low literacy. A systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Much of the evidence of an association between low functional or health literacy and poor health comes from studies that include people who have various cognitive difficulties or who do not speak the dominant language of their society.
Brian Williams, Entwistle, V.A, Williams Brian, Easton Phyllis, Williams, B, Entwistle Vikki A, Easton, P., Easton, P, Phyllis Easton, Williams, Brian, Easton, Phyllis, Entwistle, V.A., Williams, B., Entwistle, Vikki A., Entwistle, Vikki, Vikki A Entwistle, Entwistle, Vikki A   +16 more
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Mental health literacy among Malaysian youth: exploring multidisciplinary perspectives

, 2022
The study aimed to explore the opinions of multi-field Malaysian experts on mental health literacy towards youth. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven Malaysian experts from psychiatry, clinical psychology, mental health education, and ...
Hamzah, Siti Raba’ah, Hamzah, Mohammad Rezal, Musa, Siti Nur Syuhada, Mukhtar, Firdaus, Othman, Intan Nur Suhana, Akim, Abdah   +5 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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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.
Hannah Carr, Adrian Furnham
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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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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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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 in Hong Kong [PDF]

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2016
Background and aims: The aim of this study was to investigate Hong Kong nationals’ ability to recognize 13 different mental disorders and to examine whether there may be a relationship between their mental health literacy (MHL) and their tendency to describe/explain symptoms of mental disorders in physical terms.
Lui, C, Wong, C, Furnham, A
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Diabetes: increasing the knowledge base of mental health nurses [PDF]

, 2013
Physical health assessment for people with a serious mental illness (SMI) has been a neglected issue, with all the evidence showing that mental health nurses (MHNs) and associated practitioners need to develop such skills.
Trotter, Fiona, Hemingway, Steve, Stephenson, John, Holdich, Phil, Holdich, Phillip   +4 more
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Early Intervention and Information Use by Mental Health Social Workers [PDF]

, 2006
Previous research into the use of information by social care workers has revealed low levels of information usage due to factors such as lack of time, high case loads and a history of limited information use.
Rankin, Carolynn, Morgan, Jenny
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