Development of scales to assess mental health literacy relating to recognition of and interventions for depression, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia/psychosis

被引:91
作者
Reavley, Nicola J.
Morgan, Amy J.
Jorm, Anthony F.
机构
[1] Univ Melbourne, Orygen Youth Hlth Res Ctr, Ctr Youth Mental Hlth, Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia
[2] Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Sch Populat & Global Hlth, Populat Mental Hlth Grp, Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
Anxiety disorders; depression; schizophrenia; mental health literacy; scale development; AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL-SURVEY; COST-EFFECTIVENESS; YOUNG AUSTRALIANS; HELP-SEEKING; BELIEFS; ATTITUDES; PROFESSIONALS; HELPFULNESS; STIGMA; PEOPLE;
D O I
10.1177/0004867413491157
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
Objective: The aim of this study was to develop scales to assess mental health literacy relating to affective disorders, anxiety disorders and schizophrenia/psychosis. Method: Scales were created to assess mental health literacy in relation to depression, depression with suicidal thoughts, early schizophrenia, chronic schizophrenia, social phobia and post-traumatic stress disorder using data from a survey of 1536 health professionals (general practitioners, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists), assessing recognition of these disorders and beliefs about the helpfulness of interventions. This was done by using the consensus of experts about the helpfulness and harmfulness of treatments for each disorder as a criterion. Data from a general population survey of 6019 Australians aged 15 was used to examine associations between scale scores, exposure to mental disorders and sociodemographic variables, to assess scale validity. Results: Those with a close friend or family member with a mental disorder had significantly higher mean scores on all mental health literacy scales, providing support for scale validity. Personal experience of the problem and working with people with a similar problem was linked to higher scores on some scales. Male sex, a lower level of education and age > 60 were linked to lower levels of mental health literacy. Higher scores were also linked to a greater belief that people with mental disorders are sick rather than weak. Conclusions: The scales developed in this study allow for the assessment of mental health literacy in relation to depression, depression with suicidal thoughts, early schizophrenia, chronic schizophrenia, social phobia and PTSD. Those with exposure to mental disorders had higher scores on the scales, and analyses of the links between scale scores and sociodemographic variables of age, gender and level of education were in line with those seen in other studies, providing support for scale validity.
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