Effect of directness of exposure and trauma type on Mental Health Literacy of PTSD

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Background: Research has demonstrated that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of

Mental Health Literacy: A Review of What It Is and Why It Matters

“…For the first time, there are experimental studies in the area where vignettes are manipulated to see how small changes have a big impact on labeling (Lee, Furnham, & Merritt, 2017), as well as studies that compared physical and MHL with the surprising finding that the latter is better than the former (Wickstead & Furnham, 2017). The focus of the work remains applied and the questions the same.…”

Increase in the prescription rate of antidepressants after the Sewol Ferry disaster in Ansan, South Korea

“…Several studies have indicated that individuals indirectly exposed to disaster such as residents living in close proximity to a disaster event can also experience post-traumatic psychological symptoms (i.e., in the absence of direct exposure) (DiMaggio et al, 2007;Galea et al, 2002a;Lee et al, 2017). For example, indirect exposure of New York City residents to the large-scale terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001 through mass media, family, or friends was associated with severe psychological distress (Chen et al, 2003;Galea et al, 2002aGalea et al, , 2002b.…”

Differences in the diagnosis and treatment decisions for children in care compared to their peers: An experimental study on post‐traumatic stress disorder

“…The sample size is based on an a priori power analysis in G*power (Faul et al, 2009 ). The power was set at 80%, the alpha level at .05, with a binomial X distribution (X parm π = .5) and using medium effect size (OR = .4), based on recent studies investigating the diagnosis and treatment decision‐making of mental health practitioners (e.g., Baker & Waite, 2020 ; Lee et al, 2017 ). This showed a required sample of 171 for the logistic regression analyses to have adequate power.…”