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Mental health literacy: empowering the community to take action for better mental health
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For major physical diseases, it is widely accepted that members of the public will benefit by knowing what actions they can take for prevention, early intervention, and treatment. However, this type of public knowledge about mental disorders (mental health literacy) has received much less attention. There is evidence from surveys in several countries for deficiencies in (a) the public's knowledge of how to prevent mental disorders, (b) recognition of when a disorder is developing, (c) knowledge of help-seeking options and treatments available, (d) knowledge of effective self-help strategies for milder problems, and (e) first aid skills to support others affected by mental health problems. Nevertheless, there is evidence that a range of interventions can improve mental health literacy, including whole-of-community campaigns, interventions in educational settings, Mental Health First Aid training, and information websites. There is also evidence for historical improvements in mental health literacy in some countries. Increasing the community's mental health literacy needs to be a focus for national policy and population monitoring so that the whole community is empowered to take action for better mental health.
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General and post-disaster mental health servicing in Vanuatu: A qualitative analysis
Dawes, N., Franklin, R. C., McIver, L. J., & Obed, J. (2019) · International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101256 · Cited by 13
Kartikasari, N., & Ariana, A. D. (2019) · INSAN Jurnal Psikologi dan Kesehatan Mental · doi:10.20473/jpkm.v4i22019.64-75 · Cited by 13
Swami, V., Vintilă, M., Goian, C., Tudorel, O. I., & Bucur, V. M. (2020) · International Perspectives in Psychology · doi:10.1037/ipp0000130 · Cited by 12
Eckermann, S. D., McCaffrey, N., Tonmukayakul, U., Swann, C., & Vella, S. A. (2021) · Health Economics Review · doi:10.1186/s13561-021-00323-1 · Cited by 13
Crane, M. E., Atkins, M. S., Becker, S. J., Purtle, J., Olino, T. M., & Kendall, P. C. (2021) · Implementation Science Communications · doi:10.1186/s43058-021-00213-x · Cited by 16
Mental health literacy: A focus on daily life context for population health measurement
Chua, K., Hahn, J. S., Farrell, S., Jolly, A., Khangura, R. K., & Henderson, C. (2022) · SSM - Mental Health · doi:10.1016/j.ssmmh.2022.100118 · Cited by 18
LITERASI KESEHATAN MENTAL PADA MAHASISWA DI BANDA ACEH
Nazira, D., Mawarpury, M., Afriani, A., & Kumala, I. D. (2022) · SEURUNE Jurnal Psikologi UNSYIAH · doi:10.24815/s-jpu.v5i1.25102 · Cited by 13
Adolescent Mental Health Priorities During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Stewart, T. M., Fry, D., Wilson, J., McAra, L., Hamilton, S., King, A., Laurie, M., & McCluskey, G. (2022) · School Mental Health · doi:10.1007/s12310-022-09547-w · Cited by 16
“…with the necessary skills and knowledge, improving mental health literacy, and facilitating access and signposting to effectively assist a peer in distress or at risk of developing mental ill-health, will also allow young people to take action to better support mental health (Jorm, 2012).”
BackgroundAn evaluation of a mental health literacy program for community sport leaders
O’Connor, J. P., Grové, C., Jeanes, R., Lambert, K., & Bevan, N. (2023) · Mental Health & Prevention · doi:10.1016/j.mhp.2023.200259 · Cited by 13
Experiences of graduates of the Mental Health First Aid-USA course
Lucksted, A. A., Mendenhall, A. N., Frauenholtz, S., & Aakre, J. M. (2015) · International Journal of Mental Health Promotion · doi:10.1080/14623730.2015.1013670 · Cited by 13
“How do we test whether and how MHFA actually helps people in distress?. Additionally, as Jorm (2012) has observed, the goal of MHFA is not only to positively impact the behavior of individuals helping others, but also to increase community-level supports and access to effective mental health care…”
BackgroundEnhancing the lives of older refugees: an evaluation of a training resource
Slewa‐Younan, S., Santalucia, Y., McDonald, R., & Salem, M. (2016) · International Journal of Mental Health Systems · doi:10.1186/s13033-016-0067-5 · Cited by 13
“This is consistent with research on the mental health literacy of clinical populations which has noted that recognition of mental health disorders, including self-recognition can be poor and is a function of a number of factors such as age, sex and education levels [19].”
ResultHealthcare professionals’ perspectives on a mental health educational campaign for the public
Pawluk, S. A., & Zolezzi, M. (2017) · Health Education Journal · doi:10.1177/0017896917696121 · Cited by 13
“Knowledge of how to prevent mental disorders, recognition of when a disorder is developing, knowledge of help-seeking options and treatments available, knowledge of effective self-help strategies for milder problems and first aid skills to support others who are developing a mental health disorder or are in a mental h…”
BackgroundBrijnath, B., & Antoniades, J. (2018) · Transcultural Psychiatry · doi:10.1177/1363461518756519 · Cited by 13
“As previous studies have shown, lack of understanding of depression could be a driving force behind this reasoning (Griffiths, Christensen, & Jorm, 2008; Jorm, 2012).”
ResultMcGregor, C., Canavan, J., & Gabhainn, S. N. (2020) · Children and Youth Services Review · doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104952 · Cited by 13
Online HOPE intervention on mental health literacy among youths in Singapore: An RCT protocol
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Berard, L. D. H., Mackenzie, C. S., Reynolds, K., Thompson, G. N., Koven, L., & Beatie, B. E. (2020) · Social Science & Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113011 · Cited by 17
Muslić, L., Burić, D. J., Markelić, M., & Milanović, S. M. (2021) · Socijalna psihijatrija · doi:10.24869/spsih.2020.324 · Cited by 29
Calderon, V., Cain, R., Torres, E., & López, S. R. (2021) · Early Intervention in Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/eip.13140 · Cited by 13
“Data suggests that psychosis literacy tends to be low among community members (Jorm, 2012) as well as individuals with first episode psychosis and their primary caregivers (López et al.”
BackgroundMahfouz, M. S., Aqeeli, A. A., Makeen, A. M., Hakami, R. M., Najmi, H. H., Mobarki, A. T., Haroobi, M. H., Almalki, S. M., Mahnashi, M. A., & Ageel, O. A. (2016) · Mental Illness · doi:10.1108/mi.2016.6806 · Cited by 13
Validation of the Persian version of the mental health literacy scale in Iran
Harouni, G. G., Sajjadi, H., Forouzan, A. S., Ahmadi, S., Ghafari, M., & Vameghi, M. (2021) · Asia-Pacific Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/appy.12447 · Cited by 12
“consists of seven components: the ability to recognize specific disorders; knowing how to seek mental health information; knowledge of risk factors and causes; knowledge of self-treatments; knowledge of professional help available; and attitudes that promote recognition and appropriate helpseeking (Jorm, 2012).”
BackgroundMethodResultInfluentialNobre, J. R., Luís, H., Oliveira, A. P., Monteiro, F., Cordeiro, R., Sequeira, C., & Ferré‐Grau, C. (2022) · Children · doi:10.3390/children9121961 · Cited by 12
“[18] and its evolution over time [17,19], as well as the conceptual model of health literacy developed by Sørensen et al.”
BackgroundGaray, J., Williamson, A. B., Young, C., Nixon, J., Cutmore, M., Sherriff, S., Smith, N., Slater, K., & Dickson, M. (2023) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph20031730 · Cited by 12
“Targeted educational information was proposed as integral to helping Aboriginal young people understand what types of support services offer, how they differ from each other, and what may be the most suitable service based on individual circumstances [27,28].”
BackgroundKnesebeck, O. V. D., Barbek, R., & Makowski, A. C. (2023) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070635 · Cited by 13
Liang, X., Xiao, H., Hou, F., Guo, X., Li, L., & Huang, L. (2024) · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · doi:10.1057/s41599-024-02645-x · Cited by 12
On the Frontline of Athlete Mental Health: The Mental Health Literacy of NCAA Coaches
Beebe, K. E., & Petrie, T. A. (2024) · The Sport Psychologist · doi:10.1123/tsp.2023-0007 · Cited by 12
A systematic literature review of school counselling needs in East and Southeast Asia
Larran, J., & Hein, S. D. (2024) · British Journal of Guidance and Counselling · doi:10.1080/03069885.2024.2342800 · Cited by 12
“Government-lead initiatives should be taken to overcome this societal level barrier, such as initiatives to increase mental health literacy in schools (Kagstrom et al., 2023), namely knowledge about recognition, management, and prevention of mental health disorders (Jorm, 2012).”
Oexle, N., Ajdacic‐Gross, V., Müller, M., Rodgers, S., Wulf Rössler, A., & Rüsch, N. (2015) · Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology · doi:10.1007/s00127-015-1085-3 · Cited by 15
“Other studies further highlight the importance of positive treatment beliefs in order to increase perceived need for mental health care [47, 48].”
BackgroundMental health literacy for autism spectrum disorder and depression
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Metadata
- Authors
- Jorm, A. F.
- Affiliations
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Jorm, Anthony F.
- ORCID
- Jorm, Anthony F.
- Venue
- American Psychologist
- Published
- 2012-04
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 231-243
- ISSN
- 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-990X
- OpenAlex
- W2067652354
- Cited by
- 1,783
- References
- 109
- Citations by year
- 2026: 164 · 2025: 185 · 2024: 197 · 2023: 171 · 2022: 181 · 2021: 177 · 2020: 160 · 2019: 120 · 2018: 102 · 2017: 77 · 2016: 86 · 2015: 69 · 2014: 49 · 2013: 36 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 40.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Keywords
- mental health literacy, mental disorder prevention, help-seeking, self-help strategies, mental health first aid, mental health education, mental health policy, population monitoring
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Community Mental Health Services, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Mental Health, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Surveys and Questionnaires, Health Literacy, Early Medical Intervention
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