Mental health literacy: A review of what it is and why it matters

A Furnham, V Swami - International Perspectives in …, 2018 - econtent.hogrefe.com
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 …

School-based peer education interventions to improve health: a global systematic review of effectiveness

S Dodd, E Widnall, AE Russell, EL Curtin… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Peer education, whereby peers ('peer educators') teach their other peers ('peer
learners') about aspects of health is an approach growing in popularity across school …

Measuring health literacy: A systematic review and bibliometric analysis of instruments from 1993 to 2021

M Tavousi, S Mohammadi, J Sadighi, F Zarei… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background It has been about 30 years since the first health literacy instrument was
developed. This study aimed to review all existing instruments to summarize the current …

Analysis of global prevalence of mental and substance use disorders within countries: focus on sociodemographic characteristics and income levels

JM Castaldelli-Maia, D Bhugra - International review of psychiatry, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This report presents the prevalence of mental and substance use disorders around the world
discussing the impact of geographical, sociodemographic, and income characteristics on …

Impact of a mental health curriculum on knowledge and stigma among high school students: a randomized controlled trial

R Milin, S Kutcher, SP Lewis, S Walker, Y Wei… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective This study evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based mental health literacy
intervention for adolescents on knowledge and stigma. Method A total of 24 high schools …

Promotion of mental health literacy in adolescents: a sco** 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 …

The relationship between positive mental health literacy and mental well-being among adolescents: implications for school health services

HN Bjørnsen, GA Espnes… - The Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Mental health education is a central part of school nurses' practice. Mental health literacy is
an asset for health that educational initiatives can strengthen, and a significant determinant …

Depression screening and education: an examination of mental health literacy and stigma in a sample of Hispanic women

V Lopez, K Sanchez, MO Killian, BH Eghaneyan - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Mental health literacy consists of knowledge of a mental disorder and of the
associated stigma. Barriers to depression treatment among Hispanic populations include …

Knowledge, attitude and behaviors towards patients with mental illness: Results from a national Lebanese study

C Abi Doumit, C Haddad, H Sacre, P Salameh, M Akel… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Patients with mental health disorders often have to endure the burdens of the
condition itself and the stigma that follows. Since no study has been conducted in Lebanon …

Mental health literacy as theory: current challenges and future directions

DA Spiker, JH Hammer - Journal of Mental Health, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Mental health literacy (MHL) is one increasingly researched factor thought to
influence mental health behaviors. Researchers have argued for expanding the definition of …