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Mental health literacy levels

Tay, Jing Ling, Tay, Yi Fen, Klainin-Yobas, Piyanee·2018·Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Abstract

Globally, mental disorders affect 25% of the society. This discursive paper aims to illustrate the mental health literacy levels in the public. Mental health literacy (MHL) is the understanding of mental health conditions, which helps in their prevention, recognition and treatment. Unfortunately, the public has minimal understanding of mental disorders, leading to poor recognition and delay in treatment. There is a need to conduct good quality research to assess the MHL levels among public and tailor interventions to enhance MHL among the public. This will ensure early detection of mental disorders, leading to early recovery and greater quality of life among the society. Nurses have a great role to play in leading these public educations, and enhancing a healthy and happy nation.

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  • Many people with mental health problems go undiagnosed and untreated, often due to a lack of knowledge about mental health disorders and their treatments, as well as a lack of help-seeking for mental health problems.

    “Researchers have noted that many people with mental health problems go undiagnosed and untreated, often due to a lack of knowledge about mental health disorders and their treatments, as well as a lack of help-seeking for mental health problems [12, 13].”

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Authors
Tay, J. L., Tay, Y. F., & Klainin-Yobas, P.
Affiliations
  • Institute of Mental Health (SG)
  • National University of Singapore (SG)
Corresponding author
  • Tay, Jing Ling
  • Tay, Yi Fen
Venue
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-10
Volume
32
Issue
5
Pages
757-763
ISSN
0883-9417 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2799753183
Cited by
138
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 18 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 2
FWCI
8.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Archives of Psychiatric Nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Social Sciences › Education › Health Education and Validation
Keywords
mental health literacy, mental disorder recognition, treatment delay, early detection of mental disorders, mental health education, mental health promotion
MeSH terms
Mental Disorders, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Psychiatric Nursing, Health Literacy

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