Mental health literacy about depression: a survey of portuguese youth

• Author(s): Loureiro, Luís Manuel de Jesus ; Jorm, Anthony F ; Mendes, Aida Maria de Oliveira Cruz ; Santos, José Carlos Pereira dos ; Ferreira, Ricardo Jorge de Oliveira ; Pedreiro, Ana Teresa
• Date: 2013
• Origin: Repositório Científico da Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Depression is a common disorder in adolescents and young adults, but help seeking is low. Mental health literacy about depression is a key concept to plan interventions for improving help seeking. This study aimed to evaluate youth mental literacy about depression in order to design school-based interventions.