“Mental health literacy”: a survey of the public's ability to recognise mental disorders and their beliefs about the effectiveness of treatment
The Medical Journal of AustraliaPublished 1 February 1997
Anthony F. Jorm, Ailsa Korten, Patricia A. Jacomb, Helen Christensen, Bryan Rodgers, Penelope A. Pollitt
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Assessment of the public's recognition of mental disorders and their beliefs about the effectiveness of various treatments (“mental health literacy”).
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If mental disorders are to be recognised early in the community and appropriate intervention sought, the level of mental health literacy needs to be raised. Further, public understanding of psychiatric treatments can be considerably improved.
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