Mental health literacy (MHL) is a construct that has arisen from the domain of health literacy
(HL) and must be understood in that context. The development of HL was initially informed …

Background: Mental health literacy (MHL) is one increasingly researched factor thought to
influence mental health behaviors. Researchers have argued for expanding the definition of …

Health literacy comprises cognitive and social skills that enable people to understand health
information and maintain good health. Research examining the health literacy of people …

Aim Health literacy is one's ability to use cognitive and social skills to access, understand
and appraise health information. Despite poor health outcomes of people living with mental …

In a 1993 Australian government report, Goals and targets for Australia's health in the year
2000 and beyond, Nutbeam and colleagues defined health literacy as 'the ability to gain …

People diagnosed with a mental illness are at higher risk of developing preventable chronic
diseases; thus, health literacy improvements may have great potential to impact health …

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 …

In this issue, Mackert and colleagues argue for the benefits of a general health literacy focus,
which can be applied across health domains. Using the concept of mental health literacy as …

(WHO) 2 and national governments, such as Canada, the United States, and Australia, have
recognized the importance of enhancing health literacy to improve population health …

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 …