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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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“Mental health literacy is defined as: “Knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management or prevention” (Jorm, 2012).”
BackgroundWang, X., Liang, W., Liu, J., Zhang, C., Duan, Y., Si, G., Bu, D., & Zhao, D. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph191912620 · Cited by 6
“Specifically, MHL includes seven components: (1) recognition of mental disorders, (2) knowledge of how to seek mental health information, (3) knowledge of mental health risk factors, (4) knowledge of etiology/causes of mental illness, (5) knowledge of self-treatment, (6) knowledge of the professional help available, a…”
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Pickering, C. J., Al‐Baldawi, Z., McVean, L., Adan, M., Amany, R. A., Al-Baldawi, Z., Baker, L., & O’Sullivan, T. L. (2022) · International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103420 · Cited by 5
“Mental health literacy is defined as knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders [33].”
Backgroundvan der Meer, A. S., Durlach, F., Szota, K., & Christiansen, H. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1107889 · Cited by 5
“Given the importance of health, the associated feeling of happiness, and taking into account that attitudes regarding mental health facilitate recognizing and seeking help (Jorm, 2012), this can be seen as a MHL promoting factor.”
BackgroundA systematic review: increasing mental health literacy in students through “The Guide”
Nazari, A., Garmaroudi, G., & Rabiei, M. (2024) · Discover Psychology · doi:10.1007/s44202-024-00219-1 · Cited by 9
Koh, J., Tan, N. C., Choo, J. W. S., Chen, H. Y., Koh, Y. L. E., Ang, A. S. Y., Marimuttu, V. J., Wu, R., Sung, S. C., & Ng, C. J. (2024) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080429 · Cited by 5
Interventions to Reduce Discrimination and Stigma: The State of the Art
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“…mental health literacy programmes aim to increase knowledge of mental health problems, improve attitudes, and stimulate helping behaviours, [18–20], while rights-based programmes such as See Me in Scotland (https://www.seemescotland.org/…”
Logie, C. H., Okumu, M., Admassu, Z., Mackenzie, F., Gittings, L., Kortenaar, J., Khan, N., Hakiza, R., Musoke, D. K., Nakitende, A., et al. (2025) · Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health · doi:10.1017/gmh.2025.3 · Cited by 5
Arnáez, S., Roncero, M., Santiago, J. L., del Valle, G. D. V., Cabedo, E., Bottesi, G., & García‐Soriano, G. (2025) · British Journal of Clinical Psychology · doi:10.1111/bjc.12537 · Cited by 5
“Once we explored the feasibility and acceptability of the app, and previously to analyse the efficacy, we explored the associations between the variables of interest and focused on the association between self-stigma and the other domains as well as levels of self-stigma and MHL.”
InfluentialZeidabadi, B., Khodayarian, M., Sadeghi, R., & Jambarsang, S. (2025) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-025-08074-3 · Cited by 5
Kloek, M., Zsigo, C., Primbs, R., Iglhaut, L., Kaubisch, S., Piechaczek, C., Keim, P., Feldmann, L., Schulte‐Körne, G., & Greimel, E. (2025) · Frontiers in Digital Health · doi:10.3389/fdgth.2025.1640366 · Cited by 7
“According to Jorm (10), mental health literacy encompasses the following: “Knowledge of how to prevent mental disorders, recognition of when a disorder is developing, knowledge of help-seeking options and treatment available, knowledge of effective self-help strategies for milder problems, and first…”
InfluentialAdvancing Evidence-Based Action for Mental Health Promotion
Barry, M. M. (2019) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-23455-3_3 · Cited by 5
Shigemoto, Y., Banks, A., & Boxley, B. (2019) · Journal of Community Psychology · doi:10.1002/jcop.22287 · Cited by 6
Recovery from mental illness versus substance use disorder
Corrigan, P. W., Qin, S., Davidson, L., Schomerus, G., Shuman, V., & Smelson, D. A. (2020) · Advances in Dual Diagnosis · doi:10.1108/add-10-2019-0012 · Cited by 5
Are Positive Interventions Always Beneficial?
Briñol, P., Petty, R. E., Gandarillas, B., & Moreno, L. (2020) · The Spanish Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1017/sjp.2020.21 · Cited by 5
“As noted, this is important because empowering people to take action plays a critical role in many interventions (Bailey et al., 2017; Hertwig &Grüne-Yanoff, 2017; Howell et al., 2015; Kim et al., 2018; Jorm, 2012; Pratto, 2016).”
BackgroundWhat do laypersons believe characterises a competent psychotherapist?
Kühne, F., Heinze, P. E., & Weck, F. (2020) · Counselling and Psychotherapy Research · doi:10.1002/capr.12343 · Cited by 8
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“Practicing good preventive measures is also dependent on the population being well informed rather than misinformed about the pandemic.(8) Unfortunately, the fears and panic associated with the pandemic have led to numerous misinformation, misconceptions, and myths about the disease which poses a problem in the fight…”
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Psychometric properties of global mental health literacy measures
Fulcher, E., & Pote, H. L. (2021) · Mental Health Review Journal · doi:10.1108/mhrj-04-2020-0022 · Cited by 5
Prevention of eating disorders: 2021 in review
Levine, M. P. (2022) · Eating Disorders · doi:10.1080/10640266.2022.2030882 · Cited by 5
“Nishida-Hikiji et al. (2021) used vignettes of AN and BN to investigate mental health literacy (MHL; Jorm, 2012) about EDs in an at-risk population, Japanese female university students (N = 599; Mage = ~20.5).”
MethodInfluentialMental health literacy in low- and middle-income countries
Raghavan, R., Brown, B. J., & Svirydzenka, N. (2022) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/med/9780198861478.003.0073 · Cited by 6
Death Anxiety and Interment Stress Family Interventions for Filipino Older Adults
VILLAFUERTE, S. (2022) · OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying · doi:10.1177/00302228221132905 · Cited by 7
“Mental health literacy does not only empower the community towards prevention and intervention (Jorm, 2012) but decreases stigma on mental disorders and enhances self-help efficacy (Kutcher, et al., 2016).”
Goodwin, J., Cummins, J. S., & O’Malley, M. (2023) · International Journal of Mental Health Nursing · doi:10.1111/inm.13157 · Cited by 5
Al-Adhami, M., Wångdahl, J. M., Salari, R., & Åkerman, E. (2023) · BMC Health Services Research · doi:10.1186/s12913-023-09524-2 · Cited by 5
“For milder mental illness, interventions that promote knowledge and utilization of various self-help strategies may be sufficient to prevent the development of clinical mental illness [13].”
Assessment of Mental Health Literacy among Adolescents of an Urban Slum in Delhi
Ayesha, A., Zaidi, I., Chaudhary, S., Anjum, S., & Panda, S. (2023) · International Journal of Current Research and Review · doi:10.31782/ijcrr.2023.151102 · Cited by 5
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“They also examine the effectiveness of interventions in preventing and addressing mental health issues(Durlak & Wells, 1997)(Jorm, 2012).”
BackgroundPage, D. P., Gilham, C., & Hill, T. G. (2024) · School Mental Health · doi:10.1007/s12310-024-09644-y · Cited by 5
“…a more balanced conceptualization of knowledge and skills that both promote mental health, and protect against the development of mental disorders, while also providing skills to support others dealing with mental health problems (Hart et al., 2023; Jorm et al., 1997, 2012; Kutcher et al., 2016).”
Chen, M., Wang, G., Zhao, H., Wang, C., Zhou, Y., & Zhong, B. (2024) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31918 · Cited by 5
“Previous studies have suggested that increased mental health literacy entails the possibilities of improving resilience and mastering more coping skills [19, 20].”
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Mental Health Diagnostics Using Machine Learning: A Clustering and Predictive Modeling Approach
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Psychological assessment with Chinese Americans: Concerns and recommendations
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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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