Mental health literacy: a cross-cultural approach to knowledge and beliefs about depression, schizophrenia and generalized anxiety disorder

Mental health literacy: a cross-cultural approach to knowledge and beliefs about depression, schizophrenia and generalized anxiety disorder

Many families worldwide have at least one member with a behavioral or mental disorder, and yet the majority of the public fails to correctly recognize symptoms of mental illness. Previous research has found that Mental Health Literacy (MHL) – the knowledge and positive beliefs about mental disorders...

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Main Authors: Laura eAltweck, Tara C Marshall, Nelli eFerenczi, Katharina eLefringhausen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Depression
Schizophrenia
culture
Help-seeking
collectivism
Mental health literacy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01272/full

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