Introduction and aims Health literacy refers to the degree to which people can access and
understand health information, as well as communicate their health needs to service …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health literacy is key to improving health
outcomes for both individuals and populations [1]. Mental health literacy (MHL), a …

For major physical diseases, it is widely accepted that members of the public will benefit by
knowing what actions they can take for prevention, early intervention, and treatment …

An increasing number of scholarly works have attempted to understand the reasons for poor
rates of help-seeking for symptoms of mental health disorders all around the world. One …

The term mental health literacy was first introduced in 1997 and defined as 'knowledge and
beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management and prevention'[1] …

Abstract Although Mental Health Literacy (MHL) has been a topic of substantial interest,
measurement of this concept using a scale-based measure has been limited, including a …

Background With an increased political interest in school-based mental health education,
the dominant understanding and measurement of mental health literacy (MHL) in adolescent …

BackgroundAlthough the benefits of public knowledge of physical diseases are widely
accepted, knowledge about mental disorders (mental health literacy) has been …

Mental health literacy in non-western countries: a review of the recent literature | Emerald
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Mental health literacy (MHL) is an important factor in mental health care. However, few
measures are available that assess multiple components of MHL and that are applicable to …