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Zdravstvena pismenost u području mentalnog zdravlja (engl. Mental Health Literacy) pokazala se jednom od značajnih odrednica mentalnog zdravlja koja ima potencijal za poboljšanje kako zdravlja pojedinca tako i populacije.Navedeni istraživački konstrukt prvi je puta opisan 1997. godine te podrazumijeva znanja i vjerovanja pojedinca o mentalnom zdravlju odnosno mentalnim poremećajima koja pomažu u njihovom prepoznavanju, upravljanju ili prevenciji (Jorm i sur. 1997). Istraživanja u različitim zemljama, provedena različitim metodološkim pristupima, ukazuju na nedostatno znanje na razini opće populacije i specifičnih dobnih skupina o tome kako prevenirati poteškoće mentalnog zdravlja i mentalne poremećaje, kako ih prepoznati, koji su oblici pomoći dostupni i korisni te kako pružiti prvu podršku osobama koje manifestiraju poteškoće. Cilj ovog rada je prikaz razvoja i razumijevanja konstrukta zdravstvene pismenosti u području mentalnog zdravlja te povećanje istraživačkog interesa u području mentalnozdravstvene pismenosti. U radu se daje kratak prikaz razvoja navedenog područja istraživanja, istraživačke metodologije i dobivenih spoznaja kao i njihovih implikacija kada je u pitanju očuvanje mentalnog zdravlja pojedinaca i populacije kao i prevencije mentalnih poremećaja. / Mental health literacy has been recognized as one of the most important mental health determinants with a potential to improve the mental health of both individuals and the population. This concept was first described in 1997, mostly defined as the knowledge and beliefs about mental health and mental disorders which help the recognition, management, and prevention of mental health problems or disorders . Studies from different countries conducted with different methodologies have suggested a lack of knowledge at both public and specific age-group levels about how to prevent and recognize mental health problems and mental disorders, how to provide first support to people manifesting mental health problems, and about the available and useful forms of help. By giving an overview of the development of mental health literacy as a research construct, this paper aims to contribute to the knowledge, understanding, and expansion of research interest in this field, its methodology and results, as well as their implications for the prevention of mental disorders and preservation of mental health.

Given that the self-perception of mental health is an important predictor of health outcomes and wellbeing, it is important to identify the indicators of mental health associated with alcohol consumption in order to reduce alcohol-related harms. This study used data from the cross-sectional RARHA SEAS survey (2015) in the Croatian general population, aged 18–64 years (n = 1500). Several aspects of drinking behaviors and alcohol-related harms were measured, as well as personal and sociodemographic factors. Logistic regression found a significant association between alcohol’s harm to others (AHTO) and poor self-rated mental health (SRMH) (OR = 0.752; 95% CI 0.601–0.941) in the total sample, as well as in the group of participants who rarely drank alcohol (OR = 0.504 95% CI 0.322–0.787) in the last 12 months. More frequent consumers reported poor SRMH if they had at least one harmful effect from drinking (OR 0.538 95% CI 0.295–0.980). Younger age, higher education, professional activity, and living with someone else in a household contributed to better SRMH. AHTO has been identified as a strong predictor of poor SRMH in the general population. Targeted public health and preventive measures are needed with specific approaches for different types of alcohol consumers.

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