Mental health literacy measures evaluating knowledge, attitudes and help-seeking: a scoping review

Y Wei, PJ McGrath, J Hayden, S Kutcher - BMC psychiatry, 2015 - Springer
Background Mental health literacy has received increasing attention as a useful strategy to
promote early identification of mental disorders, reduce stigma and enhance help-seeking …

Mental health care for university students: a way forward?

A Duffy, KEA Saunders, GS Malhi, S Patten… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
The transition to university coincides with a critical developmental period characterised by
individuation and separation from family, development of new social connections, and …

Mental health literacy: Past, present, and future

S Kutcher, Y Wei, C Coniglio - The Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Why is depression more prevalent in women?

PR Albert - Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 2015 - jpn.ca
Major depression is a chronic illness with a high prevalence and is a major component of
disease burden. Depressive disorders were the second leading cause of years lived with …

Adolescent mental health literacy: Young people's knowledge of depression and social anxiety disorder

ME Coles, A Ravid, B Gibb, D George-Denn… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Understanding why nearly 80% of youth ages 6–18 years with a mental disorder
fail to receive treatment represents an important public health priority. International data …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health prevention and promotion—A narrative review

V Singh, A Kumar, S Gupta - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Extant literature has established the effectiveness of various mental health promotion and
prevention strategies, including novel interventions. However, comprehensive literature …

Enhancing mental health literacy in young people

S Kutcher, Y Wei, S Costa, R Gusmão… - European child & …, 2016 - Springer
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 …

Improving mental health literacy in adolescents: systematic review of supporting intervention studies

S Seedaket, N Turnbull, T Phajan… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Mental health literacy (MHL) in adolescents is an important issue as it can lead to
early detection and recognition of mental illness. The aim of this systematic review was to …

Positive mental health literacy: development and validation of a measure among Norwegian adolescents

HN Bjørnsen, MEB Eilertsen, R Ringdal, GA Espnes… - BMC public health, 2017 - Springer
Background Mental health literacy (MHL), or the knowledge and abilities necessary to
benefit mental health, is a significant determinant of mental health and has the potential to …

Promotion of mental health literacy in adolescents: a scoping review

J Nobre, AP Oliveira, F Monteiro, C Sequeira… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, there has been an important commitment to the development of programs to
promote mental health literacy (MHL) among adolescents, due to the prevalence of mental …