assessing mental health literacy: what medical sciences students’ know about depression

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azadeh sayarifard community medicine specialist, community based participatory research center, iranian institute for reduction of high-risk behaviors, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (tehran university of medical sciences)

laleh ghadirian community based participatory research center, iranian institute for reduction of high-risk behaviors, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (tehran university of medical sciences)

ahmad mohit tehran psychiatric institute, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران (iran university of medical sciences)

mehrdad eftekhar mental health research center,tehran psychiatric institute, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران (iran university of medical sciences)

abstract

background: mental health literacy is an individual’s knowledge and belief about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management and prevention. the aim of this study was to investigate mental health literacy among students of tehran university of medical sciences.   methods : in this cross-sectional study, data were collected by the anonymous self-administered questionnaires and finally 324 students participated in the study. random cluster sampling was used. questions were in different areas of the mental health literacy for depression include recognition of disorder, intended actions to seek help and perceived barriers, beliefs about interventions, prevention, stigmatization and impact of media. t-test was used for statistical analysis.   results : the mean (±sd) age was 23.5±2.8. the participants were 188 (58.1%) females and 136 (41.9%) males. in response to the recognition of the disorder 115 (35.6%) students mentioned the correct answer. in help-seeking area, 208 (64.3%) gave positive answer. the majority of affected students sought for help from their friends and parents. stigma was the greatest barrier for seeking help. television and internet were the most common sources of information related to mental health.   conclusion : generally students’ mental health literacy on depression was low in some areas. appropriate educational programs specifically for reducing mental disorders stigma seems necessary. organizing networks of co-helper students for mental health could be considered.

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