Importance of mental health awareness among school teachers in bridging mental health treatment gap in India

Ma, Fathima; Anto, Milu Maria

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“…This is similar to what was concluded by a previous study in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Hail [ 13 ]. It proved that lack of awareness of psychiatric problems is among the factors that reduce teachers’ tendency to provide help or refer pupils to receive help [ 20 , 21 ].…”

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Awareness and Attitudes Toward Childhood Mental Disorders Among Primary School Teachers in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Ibn Auf,

Alharthi,

Almalki

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Background and aim Early detection and intervention can improve the treatment outcome of childhood mental disorders, and primary school teachers may play an important role in referring suspected cases to mental health facilities if they have good awareness and attitudes toward these disorders. The aim of this study is to assess the awareness and attitudes of primary school teachers toward childhood mental disorders in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Methods This is a cross-sectional study conducted among classroom teachers in primary schools in Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was conducted during the period from 2022 to 2023 in both public and private schools. An anonymous, self-administered, online questionnaire was used to assess participants’ awareness and attitudes toward pupils with mental health issues. The collected data were analyzed using the chi-square test to examine the associations between various categories and the ANOVA test to compare means. Results The study included 417 teachers, 63.5% of whom were males, the mean of their ages was 39.59 years (SD±8.66), and the mean of their work experience was 12.8 years (SD±8.02) in different teaching specialties. Among participants, 60.2% claimed that no pupils had mental health problems in their classes, 80.1% had not referred any pupils to mental health facilities, and 88.5% did not receive any training related to childhood mental health problems. A humble percent (12.2%) of the participants claimed a good awareness of the signs and symptoms of childhood disorders. Only 54% of teachers advise visiting a psychiatric clinic in case of psychiatric problems, and a similar percentage of teachers believe that psychiatric drugs cause addiction. The male gender, being specialized in humanitarian subjects, having relatives or friends with childhood mental disorders, and receiving training related to childhood mental health were significantly associated with teachers’ better awareness. Conclusion Primary school teachers generally lack awareness of childhood mental health and have underestimation and poor recognition of cases of mental disorders. There are many teachers who also have unfavorable attitudes toward psychiatric disorders, patients, and treatments, which requires much effort to improve their awareness and attitudes toward childhood mental disorders.

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Awareness and Attitudes Toward Childhood Mental Disorders Among Primary School Teachers in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Ibn Auf,

Alharthi,

Almalki

et al. 2023

Cureus

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The Fine-Line

Pattar,

Hemashree,

Abhyankar

et al. 2024

Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership

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As a part of the book Nurturing Student Well-being in the Modern World, this chapter aimed to create novel perceptions of existing issues from a contemporary lens in today's fast-paced digital-age world. This chapter covers five main perspectives on Balancing Academic Pressure: The Role of Personal Development as a contributor to Well-being, Delving Deeper: Understanding the nature of Academic Pressure & Exploring its effects in different domains of life; repercussions of sustained Academic Pressure; Strategies for Balancing the Fine-line: Navigating Competition; Milieu: Understanding the importance of Mental Health Awareness Parenting; The Way Forward: Academic Pressure, Role of AI in Student Well-Being, Critical Evaluation of Policies of the Education System and a list of links that contain mental health resources that promote student well-being.

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Importance of mental health awareness among school teachers in bridging mental health treatment gap in India

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Awareness and Attitudes Toward Childhood Mental Disorders Among Primary School Teachers in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Awareness and Attitudes Toward Childhood Mental Disorders Among Primary School Teachers in Taif, Saudi Arabia

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