Mental health literacy in higher education students

Abstract

There is a need for mental health literacy interventions targeted at students, particularly those who are younger, male, born outside Australia and of a lower level of education. As rates of specific help-seeking intentions for students were relatively low, there is a need for further exploration of the barriers to help seeking from professional sources.

Awareness of mental disorders among youth in Delhi

“…These results are similar to the research findings from Australia, Switzerland and Canada which reports that depression was correctly identified in all groups. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]16,18 This finding of the present study proves adequate mental health literacy was present in university students regarding awareness of warning signs, and ability to identify a mental disorder. Similar findings are reported from Norway 18 that correct naming of psychosis and depression by adolescents from a pretest of an interventional study.…”

Reducing Mental Health Stigma : The Relationship between Knowledge and Attitude Change

“…As a result, this study has provided an opportunity to understand how stigma can be eradicated, by recognising what information and knowledge individuals need to be provided with in order for stigma to be eliminated. The research findings are also paramount to students themselves, with previous research suggesting severe and enduring mental illness is not often recognised by students (REAVLEY et al 2012), this study highlights a prominent feature within mental health education; providing knowledge to young people. This is particularly important with reference to the media influences young individuals are often subjected to ('Soaps and dramas' 2008;CRISP et al 2000;INELAND et al 2008), which increases the importance for accurate and frequent mental health education in order for negative attitudes to be counteracted.…”

“…This particular population has been restricted within their exposure to mental health education, and, considering the resources available, a considerable amount of students are unable to recognise symptoms of severe and enduring mental illness (REAVLEY et al 2012). In addition, the onset of mental illness is prevalent in those aged 24 and under, the majority of which are students in higher education (REAVLEY & JORM 2010).…”

Mental health literacy and mental health status in adolescents: a population-based survey

“…On the whole, the mental health literacy level among Chinese adults was not high [18][19][20][21]. For adolescents, studies on the MHL are far less in comparison to the adult population [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. Among the studies on the MHL of adolescents in the last decade, most were conducted in older adolescents [26][27][28][29], such as university students, student nurses, and rural young people [30][31][32][33].…”

“…For adolescents, studies on the MHL are far less in comparison to the adult population [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. Among the studies on the MHL of adolescents in the last decade, most were conducted in older adolescents [26][27][28][29], such as university students, student nurses, and rural young people [30][31][32][33]. Some studies involved both younger and older adolescents [22][23][24][25], but very few were found on the MHL of younger adolescents in junior and senior high schools [23].…”